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View all search resultsPresident Prabowo Subianto spent part of Idul Fitri celebrations in Aceh, where he touted a swift recovery in the province, which had been the hardest hit in last year’s floods and landslides in northern Sumatra, despite evacuees lamenting persistent gaps in government aid on the ground.
For waqf to play a meaningful role in post-disaster recovery, governance must be strengthened through clear asset mapping, professional management, transparency and integration with broader development and disaster-risk strategies.
The government is accelerating post-disaster recovery across northern Sumatra after months of slow progress, prioritizing the construction of temporary housing to relocate thousands of evacuees ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday.
Firman Banurea, 40, who has been living in a makeshift shelter in Aceh Tamiang regency with his wife and three children, said that, in addition to the mud still covering residents’ homes, logs and other debris left by the November disaster continue to accumulate along the roadside, creating a serious hazard.
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