Indonesia's Disasters - Natural and Man-Made
Tsunamis, quakes and a sinking capital - not all its problems are due to Mother Nature
Business Daily · BBC World Service
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Tsunamis, earthquakes and a sinking capital - not all of Indonesia's problems are down to Mother Nature.
Jonathan Bithrey reports from this blighted archipelago on the Pacific ring of fire. 14 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, why was the country so ill-prepared for the tidal wave that hit Palu this week? And what is being done to stop Jakarta slowly sinking into the sea under the weight of poor planning and overdevelopment?
(Picture: A woman looks for salvageable items among the debris in following the earthquake in Sulawesi; Credit: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)