Widodo pledges help for Indonesian flood victims
President vows to relocate and build new homes for villagers as death toll passes 170 in Catholic-majority province
Indonesian President Joko Widodo visits flood victims in Nelelamadike, a village in Adonara, East Flores district, East Nusa Tenggara province. (Photo: Communication and Information Ministry)
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has promised to relocate and build new homes for victims of floods and landslides that struck Catholic-majority East Nusa Tenggara province this month, killing more than 170.
Widodo made the pledge during a visit to Lembata and Adonara islands, two of the worst-hit areas.
According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, at least 72 people died in Adonara, while 47 died and 22 are still missing in Lembata.
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