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Indonesia Launches Reconstruction Efforts After Devastating Cyclone

12/18/2025

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Indonesia plans to restore Sumatra areas after a late November cyclone that killed over 1,050 and left 192 missing.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said about 577,600 residents were displaced and more than 146,000 homes and facilities were destroyed.
President Prabowo Subianto (President of Indonesia) announced the formation of a special rehabilitation and reconstruction agency.
The government will begin constructing 2,000 permanent homes on residents' original sites starting Sunday.

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Indonesia plans to restore Sumatra areas after a late November cyclone that killed over 1,050 and left 192 missing.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said about 577,600 residents were displaced and more than 146,000 homes and facilities were destroyed.
President Prabowo Subianto (President of Indonesia) announced the formation of a special rehabilitation and reconstruction agency.
The government will begin constructing 2,000 permanent homes on residents' original sites starting Sunday.