Manggarai Lawmaker Renews Earthquake Housing Demand in Ruteng

Ruteng — A Manggarai DPRD member publicly renewed a demand on Friday, 13 November 2026, for the government to fulfil promises to build temporary and permanent housing for residents affected by the Flores earthquake.

Largus Nala made the demand at the Manggarai DPRD office in Ruteng, according to Pos-Kupang.com. The report said he urged both the regional and central governments to realise the promised hunian sementara (Huntara) and hunian tetap (Huntap) programmes.

Nala said some residents who lost their homes were still sleeping in emergency posts covered with tarpaulins and using mats. He called for priority to be given to people whose homes had been destroyed by the earthquake.

Why it matters to readers

The demand concerns the transition from emergency shelter to more durable accommodation for earthquake survivors in Manggarai. Temporary housing is intended to provide a more suitable place to live while permanent housing is prepared.

The report linked the demand to the Flores earthquake described as magnitude 7.7 and said aftershocks had begun to decrease, although victims were still experiencing its effects. It also said residents had voiced complaints and aspirations for the government to implement post-disaster programmes, including Huntara and Huntap construction.

Separately, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said temporary housing was being built in seven districts affected by the magnitude 7.7 earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara. BNPB described Huntara as transitional accommodation while rehabilitation and reconstruction, including permanent housing, proceeded.

Sources

• Pos-Kupang.com — regional news report
• ntb.idntimes.com
• infomabar.manggaraibaratkab.go.id