The President of Indonesia told the mocking floods that wrapped up last week helping to reach those in need Monday as Asian governments stumbled with their responses placed more than 1,000 dead in three countries.
Hundreds more were lost following floods and landslides last week, which killed at least 604 people in Indonesia, 366 in Sri Lanka and Thailand, authorities said.
The President of Indonesia Prabowo Suintombo promised the trust of the infrastructure while visiting the floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra that left thousands of people homeless and 464 people missing since Monday.
Some parts of Indonesia remained inaccessible on Monday after the disaster damaged roads and downed communication lines, with residents in affected homes relying on airlifts. The floods displaced 290,700 people in North Sumatra, West Sumatra and ACEH Provinces, the National Disaster Management Agency said.
Prabowo, who visited the polluted provinces of North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh on Monday, said the government’s response is reaching those in need.
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Prabowowe told reporters: “We need to deal with climate change after that,” Prabowowe told reporters after visiting survivors in North Sumanra. “Local governments must play a greater role in protecting the environment and preparing for extreme weather conditions that will result from future climate change.”
He vowed to help the affected families to build houses that were damaged or washed away due to floods. During the meeting with the people displaced under the tents in Wadang Parang Parang Parang Parang district, Prabowo, will not face the burden of this disaster alone. “
Prabowowo also met with hundreds of survivors who fled to a government-run settlement in Aceh’s Kechane district.
Sri Lankan authorities said Monday that rescuers were still searching for 367 missing people. About 218,000 people have been kept in temporary shelters after being hit last week by landslides that flooded homes, fields and roads and caused landslides, especially in the central tea-growing hills.
In Thailand, the first batch of compensation payments is set to be distributed on Monday, starting with 239 million baht ($7.4 million) for 26,000 people, said government spokesman Sipong Angkasakulkiat.
He said authorities on Monday worked to clear roads and restore infrastructure including water and electricity in the southern part of the country, where severe flooding affected more than 1.9 million homes.
The interior ministry will set up community kitchens to provide freshly cooked meals to affected residents, she said.
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