Victims of Nostekeo NTT floods complain about remote public kitchens and limited food

Jakarta -Flash Flood Reflections in Sawu Village, Mauponggo District, Nageeko, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) complained of a public kitchen far from the refugee. The public kitchen is in the Mauponggo sub -district office. “The distance from the public kitchen is three kilometers,” said Adrian Ngala, one refugee, was reported by Detikbali on Saturday (9/13/2025). Browse to continue with residents of content whose homes have been washed away and damaged have chose to evacuate to family homes in neighboring towns. There are dozens of refugees from Kampung Sawu. According to Adrian, many refugees did not take food rations in the public kitchen because the location was too far. ‘Far to the public kitchen only takes one plate. I didn’t take food in the public kitchen, ‘he said. In addition to a long distance, residents also complained about public kitchen services. This condition arises because food for volunteers who help find victims of drives due to flooding is not available. The volunteers come from other districts. “Yesterday, the young man was angry here. They went to the public kitchen to take food for people who helped the victims missing but not cooked yet,” Adrian said. The head of the Nageeo Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Agustinus Pone, responded to the complaints of the refugees. Now, says Gusti, food aid from public kitchens will be delivered to refugee camp residents. “We have to use vehicles. The plan is (starting) today,” Gusti said on Saturday (9/13) by phone. Read the full news here. (FCA/FCA)