Activities return to normal after flooding

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Activities in Konawe regency have started to return to normal over the past few days following flooding that hit the area last month.

Trading activity in the several markets, including Kuratao market, was again bustling on Friday with traders and buyers packing the market. Cars and motorcycles have begun using roads that were earlier cut by the flooding.

However, some residents, including Yusuf, a resident in Wiwirano district, complained on Friday that they had not received any flood assistance that had been promised by the government. He said that aid was crucial as food was scarce following the flooding that ruined rice fields in eight subdistricts in the regency. -- JP