Famine affects hundreds on Lombok

Famine affects hundreds on Lombok

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A senior official disclosed on
Wednesday that currently, a total 332 people were suffering from
malnutrition on Lombok Island.

West Nusa Tenggara Deputy Governor, Thamrin Rayes, said that
the large number of people with ailments resulting from a lack of
food had surprised the government. The province actually runs a
surplus in rice production and sells to other provinces, however
hundreds of people were starving, he admitted. The provincial
government is helping those people with their medical treatment,
while it is also taking measures to prevent further malnutrition,
said Thamrin. -- JP