Belgium unable to deliver support to Indonesia after devastating earthquake

6 October 2018 Admin BE

On Tuesday 2nd of October, Belgium had proposed first help and support to Indonesia via B-FAST.

After assessment of the available capacities, Belgium had proposed to send either two water purification units, accompanied by 23 experts, or essential equipment.

Local technical requirements described by Indonesia, as well as related organisational requirements, do not allow however to be able to carry out the proposed mission properly.

In these conditions, B-FAST can’t unfortunately be deployed usefully in the zone.

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A powerful earthquake and tsunami struck the Indonesian island of #Sulawesi. The disaster has left over 190,000 in urgent need of #humanitarian aid. The @unitednations’ Central Emergency Response Fund works to deliver aid quickly to disaster areas like #Indonesia. See our story today to learn how you can help support their efforts. . Credit: UNICEF/@Arimacswilander

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B-FAST (“Belgian First Aid and Support”) is an interdepartmental structure composed of the Prime Minister’s Office, the FPS Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, the FPS Public Health & Environment, the FPS Interior, the FPS Budget and the Ministry of National Defence.

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