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Prabowo on Five Erupting Volcanoes: This Is Our Fate in the Ring of Fire

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Prabowo Subianto said the near-simultaneous eruptions of five volcanoes reflected Indonesia’s position in the Ring of Fire.
  • He cited a series of disasters, including a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Flores and the eruption of Anak Krakatau.
  • Prabowo ordered officials to prepare for further disasters and significantly increase funding for mitigation.

President Prabowo Subianto says Indonesia must be ready for natural disasters at any time because the country lies in the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Indonesia is facing a series of major disasters, including a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, and the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait. Prabowo described the closely timed eruptions of five volcanoes as an unavoidable consequence of the country’s location.

This is our fate, a country located in the Ring of Fire, so this requires us to be ready to face conditions like this at any time.

· Prabowo SubiantoThe Indonesian president explained why the country must prepare for recurring natural disasters.

“This is our fate, a country located in the Ring of Fire, so this requires us to be ready to face conditions like this at any time,” Prabowo said during an online limited cabinet meeting on Monday about the disaster response.

He instructed officials to prepare for potential disasters and called for a significant increase in mitigation funding. Prabowo also said his administration had responded quickly and extensively to disasters in Sumatra, Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra.

I think that in facing the future we will be more capable. Even now, compared with previous years, our response is very fast.

· Prabowo SubiantoPrabowo defended his government’s response to recent disasters.
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