The earthquake in Myanmar killed 2,886 people, the Foreign Minister confirmed that there were no Indonesian citizens

Jakarta – Foreign Minister (Foreign Minister) of the Republic of Indonesia Sugiono said the victim is currently dead due to an earthquake in Myanmar reaching 2,886 people. He ensured that there was no Indonesian citizens who died the impact of the earthquake. “To this day, there have been 2,886 casualties and 4,636 injuries. While about 300 people were declared missing. Based on monitoring and reports presented by the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia in Myanmar, there have so far been no reports of victims of Indonesian citizens,” Sugiono said on Halim Perdanakusuma. Nevertheless, if there are victims of Indonesian citizens later, the Indonesian government will immediately coordinate with Myanmar to immediately repatriate the Indonesian citizen. Browse to continue with the content “I think it will continue to return. I hope that there are no citizens of Indonesian citizens. We hope all that our citizens who are there are healthy and good. No one expects the incident to them, for example. Meanwhile, the Indonesian government today sent humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in Myanmar. The total assistance by Indonesia is 1.2 million dollars. According to the results of the coordination with ASEAN, the help in the form of items that are most needed. “The amount of help we convey is about 120 tonnes of goods whose value reaches about 124 tonnes well. The value is $ 1.2 million,” he said. On the other hand, after the incident on March 28, the Indonesian government immediately coordinated with the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) and held various emergency meetings to regulate the delivery of assistance. “At the same time, there was an emergency meeting, meetings between all foreign ministries to coordinate the steps to provide humanitarian aid to Myanmar,” he said. The emergency response team from Indonesia, says Sugiono, was already sent to Myanmar on March 31, consisting of BNPB and Inasar elements. It also held an emergency meeting with the ASEAN Foreign Minister to discuss what Myanmar needs. “Then, based on the results of a meeting of the Asean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shelters and tools and medicine, medical devices and medicine are at the moment needed. Therefore, we also send the most help of what they need,” he said. (Call/MAA) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspirational story of the exemplary police candidate here