Indonesian leader visits eruption survivors, vows to rebuild
The Hindu
President Joko Widodo visited eruption-hit areas in Lumajang district in East Java province to reassure people that the government’s response is reaching those in need.
Indonesia’s President on Tuesday visited areas devastated by a powerful and left thousands homeless and vowed that communities would be quickly rebuilt.
Clouds of hot ash shot high into the sky and an avalanche of lava and searing gas swept as far as 11km (7 miles) down on Saturday triggered by heavy rain. Villages and towns were blanketed by tonnes of volcanic debris.
President Joko Widodo visited in Lumajang district in East Java province to reassure people that the government’s response is reaching those in need.

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