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PKS Official Describes Conditions of Earthquake Survivors in NTT

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

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  • PKS Secretary-General Muhammad Kholid visited evacuation sites in East Nusa Tenggara and distributed aid to earthquake survivors.
  • Kholid said residents remained friendly and cheerful despite living in tents and experiencing trauma.
  • He said their insistence on welcoming guests reflected NTT’s cultural value of honoring visitors.

Even while living in evacuation tents and carrying the trauma of an earthquake, residents of East Nusa Tenggara welcomed their visitors with joy, according to PKS Secretary-General Muhammad Kholid.

We arrived last night at St. Francis Xavier Poka Parish. Evacuation tents have been set up there.

· Muhammad KholidHe described the evacuation site he visited in NTT.

Kholid said he visited several evacuation sites on Saturday to see residents’ conditions firsthand and deliver aid. He arrived at St. Francis Xavier Poka Parish, where tents had been set up for displaced residents.

The PKS official said residents continued to show warmth and cheerfulness despite the difficult circumstances. He added that his group had asked them not to organize a reception because the visit was only meant to assess conditions and bring assistance.

We had asked them not to organize any reception. We only wanted to come, see them and deliver assistance. But they still insisted on welcoming us.

· Muhammad KholidHe said residents insisted on receiving visitors despite the group’s request.

But the residents insisted on welcoming them. Kholid said that response reflected the strength of NTT’s cultural tradition of honoring guests, even during a disaster. “For them, welcoming guests is a noble part of their culture that must not be lost,” he said.

For them, welcoming guests is a noble part of their culture that must not be lost.

· Muhammad KholidHe linked the residents’ hospitality to NTT’s cultural values.
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