Lower thirds:
0:03  Report by / Kenya Winanti
0:17  Sibral Malasyi / Pidie Jaya regency chief
0:53  Ikbal Farid / Pidie Jaya resident
1:34  Kenya Winanti / DW correspondent
1:55  Syamsidik / Expert from Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center
2:27  Amnawati / Pidie Jaya resident

Script:
Entire villages disappear under mud in Aceh province, at the northern tip of Sumatra island.
The devastation is overwhelming. Local leaders say they’re struggling to respond.
SB – Sibral Malasyi, Pidie Jaya regency chief: “To recover from all this, the district government simply doesn’t have the capacity in terms of manpower, equipment, or financial resources. We really don’t have the ability.”
The floods have crippled more than half the province, cutting off food, electricity, and clean water.
After two weeks of struggling in makeshift shelters, residents are urging the government to declare a national disaster and open the door to international assistance.
SB – Ikbal Farid, Pidie Jaya resident: “The Aceh government has already worked with outside partners so that aid can come in. But there’s a law requiring all assistance to go through the central government. Looking at how things are now, as an ordinary citizen, I’m deeply disappointed. It’s been two weeks, and nothing has changed. For many here, the destruction reminds them of Aceh’s tsunami two decades ago.
By declaring a national disaster the government could release extra funds to help speed up recovery efforts.
For now, people here are trying to rebuild their lives with help mostly coming from crowdfunding, NGOs, and neighbors outside the flood zone.
PTC – Kenya Winanti: Meanwhile, in some places in central and southeast Aceh, people are still struggling to get back on their feet with very limited supplies of food and power. As the situation drags on, they are facing the risks of starvation and disease.
Floods due to cyclones are rare in Indonesia, but many say the government’s response has  also been inadequate. 
SB – Syamsidik, expert from Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center: We had never been exposed to this kind of disaster before, so we need to learn from other countries, like Japan, Taiwan, or other cyclone and hurricane-prone ones.
Meanwhile, thousands of people remain in shelters, hoping to soon return to their homes, or what’s left of them.
And for many, the hardest struggle may not be rebuilding their homes but coping with the trauma the storm left behind.
SB – Amnawati, Pidie Jaya resident: “ I don’t know where to go home. I no longer have a house or property. […] I just hope that the government will build us a house. That’s my only wish”.
Amnawati and thousands of others are living in limbo. But, while waiting for government relief, they  must make do with whatever they have on hand.