JAKARTA: Flood survivors on Indonesia’s Sumatra island marked Eid Al-Fitr on Saturday with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, as thousands of families remain displaced months after a devastating deluge struck their villages late last year.
In late November, deadly floods and landslides triggered by extreme weather linked to Cyclone Senyar hit the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra, killing more than 1,200 people and destroying over 300,000 houses.
Floodwaters and torrents of mud wiped out some villages and overwhelmed others with debris, inundating local communities for weeks to months as access to clean water, food, electricity and medical supplies were cut off.
“Most of the electricity has been restored, almost 100 percent. There are five villages we still have yet to restore in all of Aceh, which are five challenging (locations),” Subianto told reporters after performing Eid prayers in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh.
The province was the worst-hit in the disaster, accounting for a majority of the death toll.
