Jakarta, Aug. 27 -- President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the government to ensure that classes at schools affected by the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) earthquake continue, calling for temporary school facilities to be set up immediately.

The directive was issued during a coordination meeting on disaster response in Tonggurambang Village, Nagekeo District, NTT, on Wednesday.

"Schooling must not stop, so bring in more tents," Prabowo told the meeting, which was attended by central government officials, military and police personnel, and local authorities.

Prabowo issued the directive after Nagekeo District Head Simplisius Donatus reported that 80 percent of schools in the district were unable to operate properly because of earthquake da...