By Anadolu staff
Indonesia’s government has provided more humanitarian aid to thousands of people displaced by a volcano in the East Nusa Tenggara region.
The country's Social Affairs Ministry said they provided some 1.6 billion rupiah ($102,000) in humanitarian assistance in the third phase, state-run Antara News reported.
The third phase of logistical assistance include 1,000 mattresses, 15 multipurpose tents, 1,000 blankets, 1,000 family kit packages, 600 roll-up tents, 800 ready-to-eat food packages, and 1,000 children's food packages, it said
The government also deployed medical teams to the area to provide health care facilities to the affected people, it said.
They also set up multipurpose tents functioning as emergency schools at all six shelter camps.
So far, 13,116 people, including 3,373 families, have been affected by the eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.
Authorities have also banned all activities within 7 kilometers (4.3 mile) of the crater.
On Wednesday, a volcano in the affected region again erupted, spewing volcanic ash and disrupting international and domestic flight operations at Lombok Airport in West Nusa Tenggara.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki began erupting on Nov. 3, killing at least 10 people and injuring over two dozen.
Indonesia, which lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, has 130 active volcanoes, making it one of the world's most seismically active countries.
*Writing by Islamuddin Sajid