Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Disaster-handling across Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra is entering its third week. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that the death toll from the floods and landslides that devastated the region has exceeded 1,000 people.
According to data on BNPB's emergency flood and landslide geoportal, as of late Tuesday, December 16, 2025, a total of 1,050 people were killed in North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh. The numbers are expected to rise as around 200 people remain missing.
The number of injuries also continues to rise, from 5,400 to 7,000 people, according to BNPB.
The hardest-hit region, Aceh, recorded the highest number of casualties, with a total of 449 people killed in flash floods that struck the northernmost region of Indonesia. More than 4,000 Aceh residents were also reportedly injured in the ecological disaster.
In North Sumatra, the death toll stood at 360 with over 2,300 injured. While in West Sumatra, 244 people were killed, with 382 suffered injuries.
BNPB also recorded more than 146,000 houses damaged by floods and landslides. Thousands of public facilities, including schools, bridges, health facilities, and places of worship, were also damaged.
President Prabowo Subianto plans to soon establish a task force for post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction in Sumatra. The government will also build temporary and permanent housing for the affected residents.
Prabowo claimed that the disaster response is still under control. "We have deployed personnel for disaster handling. This is three provinces out of a total of 38 provinces, so the situation is under control. I keep monitoring," said Prabowo during a cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, on Monday afternoon, December 15, 2025.
Prabowo mentioned that he had received a report from the Minister of Housing and Settlement Area Maruarar Sirait regarding the plan to build 2,000 housing units, which will commence on Sunday, December 21, 2025. According to Prabowo, the budget is derived from the State Budget, available due to the budget efficiency policy the government ran earlier this year.
Source: https://en.tempo.co/read/2073979/sumatra-floods-death-toll-reaches-1050-200-still-missin