Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/07
By: Joseph Yeh

Taipei, Aug. 7 (CNA) Taiwan will soon provide assistance to Indonesia to help it recover from a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that has left scores dead in the popular tourist destination of Lombok, a government spokesperson said Tuesday.

The strong earthquake struck Lombok on Sunday evening, killing at least 98 people according to official figures and shaking neighboring Bali.

In the wake of the tragedy, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said on Twitter on Monday: “My thoughts are with the victims of the deadly earthquake in Lombok, #Indonesia. #Taiwan stands ready to help our Indonesian friends at this difficult time.”

Asked to comment on how exactly Taiwan will help, Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrew Lee (李憲章) said nothing has been decided yet.    [FULL  STORY]