Post-Disaster Reconstruction Begins
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (center) entertains child survivors of the Sunda Strait tsunami at Kalianda Sports Hall, South Lampung, Lampung, Wednesday (2/1/2019). In Lampung, the President had a close look at the locations affected by the tsunami, visited injured victims in hospitals and visited the evacuation centers.
KALIANDA, KOMPAS -- After the end of the emergency response period following the tsunami that hit the shores of Banten and Lampung, the government will begin the reconstruction phase by building new homes for survivors. The government has targeted that survivor relocation be completed in three months.
On the sidelines of his visit to Rajabasa and Kalianda in South Lampung regency, Lampung, on Wednesday (2/1/2019), President Joko Widodo said the evacuation process would be completed soon. “We will soon enter the reconstruction phase. Locals have asked us to build them new homes soon,” the President said.