East Manggarai, NTT, Aug. 21 -- Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka assured East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) residents affected by last Saturday's earthquake that relief supplies would continue reaching all victims, including those sheltering outside evacuation centers.

"I have ordered immediate aid distribution, especially for independent evacuees," he said during a dialogue with residents at an evacuation center in Manggarai District on Friday.

Gibran assured residents that the government had prepared enough assistance for all quake victims, while government-run communal shelters remained open to those seeking refuge.

He also urged evacuees to encourage relatives and friends to move to evacuation centers for better access to essential supp...