Different victims face different fates; different places face different post-disaster challenges. In general, if people rely only on themselves, recovery takes a very long time—years.

If they depend on government assistance, it might be faster. But can the government really be relied upon?

The government already has so many unresolved problems in non-disaster areas. I don’t know whether they truly care or not, but when you see the fate of the victims, anyone would condemn how painfully slow the response has been.

And looking ahead, there is still the looming threat of floods and landslides happening again in the affected areas. Just recently (January 7), flooding in East Aceh reached shoulder height once again. 🤦