"I have asked the Indonesian humanitarian and relief aid team to avoid the nuclear radiation zone, a radius of about 30 kilometers from the leaking atomic reactor," Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono said here Thursday.
He said precautions had also been taken to avoid unwanted happenings.
"Radiation from the Japanese nuclear power plant caused by damage during the devastating earth quake is not an immediate health threat outside the vacated zone," he said.
Therefore, while performing their tasks during their two-week stint in Japan all the humanitarian assistance team`s personnel were expected to take good care of themselves.
The Indonesian government on Thursday night sent a 15-member quick response and disaster management team to Japan.
The team consisted of personnel from the National Search and Rescue Agency, the TNI (military). the Ministry of Health, and National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).
The team would bring with it 10,000 blankets for tsunami victims.
Besides sending humanitarian aid personnel and 10,000 blankets, the Indonesian government would also provide two million US dollars in assistance for Japan`s recovery efforts.
Meanwhile, it was reported that 109 Indonesians have already arrived in Jakarta from Japan, including 99 on Tuesday (March 15) and another 10 on Wednesday (March 16) by Garuda Indonesia flight GA 885.(*)
(A050HAJM/H-YH)
Editor: Ruslan Burhani
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