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Disaster Survivors Still Suffering

More than a year after a series of natural disasters, thousands of survivors continue to live under uncertain conditions. The management system of this disaster-prone country needs a complete overhaul.

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VIDELIS JEMALI/ISMAIL ZAKARIA/NIKSON SINAGA / Gesit Ariyanto
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More than a year after a series of natural disasters, thousands of survivors continue to live under uncertain conditions. The management system of this disaster-prone country needs a complete overhaul.

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President Joko Widodo (second left), accompanied by Buddha Tzu Chi Foundation board members, inspects housing for survivors of the Sept. 28, 2018 earthquake, tsunami and soil liquefaction in Tondo village, Mantikulore district, Palu city, Central Sulawesi, on Tuesday (29/10/2019). The Buddha Tzu Chi Foundation is the only entity that has started building housing for survivors. The government plans to build 11,700 houses in the region in 2020.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The major disasters, like the earthquakes followed by a tsunami in Palu and Lombok as well as the volcanic eruption in Sinabung, have passed. However, post-disaster recovery efforts have yet to free thousands of survivors in the country from a multitude of problems.

Editor:
Syahnan Rangkuti
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