The dry season has struck West Nusa Tenggara, causing a water crisis in nine out of 10 regencies and municipalities in the province. According to the Ministry of Health, 587,569‬ people have been affected by the drought. Crisis Centre, Ministry of Health of Indonesia reported that numbers of people affected in observed regencies are as follows: North Lombok 28,136 Central Lombok 273,967 East Lombok 128,848 West Lombok 64,985 Sumbawa 80,765 West Sumbawa 10,868 Bima 38,416‬