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Caritas to build new homes for Indonesian cyclone victims
Church s social arm says relief efforts to help survivors of floods that killed scores will continue well into next year
Volunteers check relief supplies at a coordination post in Larantuka Diocese in East Nusa Tenggara province for those affected by Tropical Cyclone Seroja. (Photo supplied)
Caritas Indonesia (Karina) has announced it will build new homes for survivors of a cyclone that triggered floods and mudslides that killed more than 180 people in an eastern province this month.
The plan by the Catholic Church s social arm is part of continued efforts to help thousands of victims of tropical Cyclone Seroja that struck East Nusa Tenggara province on April 5, Easter Sunday, killing 181 people, injuring many more and damaging thousands of homes. Officials say 47 people are still missing following the disaster.
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.