President SBY Mentawai Help Ensure Target

President SBY Mentawai Help Ensure Target : President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to ensure all at once ordered that all aid distribution to tsunami victims in the Mentawai Islands regency, West Sumatra, was right on target. "We provide the materials required by the community and continue the emergency response to ensure we can save many lives," the president said when reviewing the disaster site in the Mentawai Islands on Thursday.

The President explained, most of the aid is channeled through the air operations by using a number of military aircraft. Yudhoyono asks people who are displaced can cooperate with government officials. Thus, the process of emergency in the Mentawai Islands could walk properly.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono departed from Padang to Mentawai at 10:00 am. They headed the Mentawai islands using three helicopters that were flown from Minangkabau International Airport.
President, First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, and a number of member troupe uses two Super Puma helicopters. While other group members using MI-17 helicopter.

To participate in the presidential entourage, among others, Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto, Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Agung Laksono, Armed Forces Commander Admiral Agus Suhartono, and National Police Chief Pol Gen Pradopo East. Two businessmen, Anindya Bakrie and Chaerul Tandjung also participated in the presidential entourage.

After flying for nearly an hour, the three helicopters that arrived in the Mentawai Islands. Arriving at the scene, the president immediately review the situation, especially in the District of South Pagai. The President also had a dialogue with a number of refugees accommodated in a tent at the site.

After reviewing the location for approximately one hour, the president and his entourage back into the field by using the same helicopter. The plan, after a stay in Padang, the president will go to Hanoi, Vietnam, on Friday afternoon to attend the final stage of the 17th ASEAN Summit