JAKARTA: President Prabowo Subianto visited flood- and landslide- hit areas in northern Sumatra on the sixth day after the disaster, promising to address urgent food and fuel shortages as thousands face dwindling supplies and the growing threat of hunger, while damaged roads continue to hamper relief efforts.
Prabowo departed from Jakarta’s Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base on Monday morning (Dec 1) and flew directly to Central Tapanuli in North Sumatra, one of the worst hit-areas where pockets of affected communities remain isolated due to severed transportation routes and downed communication networks.
