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Frustration in Indonesia grows over govt’s poor disaster response
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Thousands of homes and other buildings, as well as roads and bridges connecting regions across three provinces in Indonesia, were destroyed.
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JAKARTA - The Indonesian government and various officials have come under fire over their handling of the northern Sumatra floods and landslides, fuelling public frustration and accusations of a poor response, insensitive remarks and performative visits by the authorities.
Floods and landslides struck many parts of Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra after Tropical Cyclone Senyar, a rare storm forming in the Malacca Strait, hit Sumatra island on Nov 25.
