Disaster flooding bandang and landslides have disguised Sumatra Island at the end of November 2025. The disaster triggered by Senyar’s tropical cyclones struck the territory in three provinces, namely Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.
Based on the data of the National Agency of Disaster Management (BNPB) to Wednesday morning (10/12/2025), the natural disaster resulted in 969 people lost his lives and 262 people still in search. In addition, as many as 850 thousand citizens now contemplates due to their residences flooded and landslides.
Not only man, the building is also affected. There are 157,9 thousand buildings in 52 districts experiencing damages that are majority of people living houses. Damage also occurs in 1,200 public facilities, 215 health facilities, 584 educational facilities, 423 home worship, 287 office buildings, and 498 bridges. As a result of the damage, the activity of citizens of a number of regions in the three provinces it had a lumpuh. In fact, the distribution of relief is difficult to be channeled.
Members of the SAR team conducted a search for victims of landslide in Matauli Housing, Pandan, Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra. ANTARA PHOTO/Muhammad Adimaja.
Pawang Unit K-9 Polri uses a tracker dog to seek victims of flooding in Nagari Salareh Aia Timur, Palembayan, Agam, West Sumatra. ANTARA PHOTO/Wahdi Septiawan
The wound of Sumatra is Indonesia. Need a joint effort in restoring it. As the power of the country, from the elements of government, military, police, until civils were incurred with time in the postal handling in Aceh, Sumbar, and Sumut.
From the military power, to Tuesday (9/12/2025) Indonesian National Army (TNI) has submitted 33.150 members in the combined operation of the postal handling, from the SAR power, field kitchen, health power, to distribution of assistance.
In addition to its members, TNI also operates 20 airlines, 36 aircraft rotary wings or helicopters from three matra, 14 Indonesian Warships (KRI) and three Indonesian Army Ships (ADRI). The total of 328 tons of logistics has been delivered to disaster areas with the TNI alutsista.
Prajurit TNI and police members evacuate the hospital victims from the village of terisolir due to the flood of the bandang in Nagari Salareh Aia Timur, Palembayan, Agam, West Sumatra. ANTARA PHOTO/Wahdi Septiawan
TNI AL humans conduct medical evacuation through air for victims of natural disasters using helicopters in Marlempang Village, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh.ANTARA PHOTO/Bayu Pratama S
Meanwhile, the Police of the Republic of Indonesia (Polri) has also submitted 12.397 members to strengthen disaster handling operations in Sumatra. Not only personnel, they also exert four vessels as well as six helicopters in Aceh, Sumbar, and Sumut for the postal handling.
In addition, Polri also exerts 17 trained dogs from K9 units to help the victim’s search lost in the flood disaster of the bandang and landslides in three provinces.
From the National Agency of Disaster Management (BNPB), to Saturday (6/12/2025) as much as 9.558 volunteers from 226 have also dropped to the field. This number becomes the highest since the emergency staircase phase is carried out.
Petugas Basarnas lowers the victims of the evacuated pain from the helicopter, in Lanud Sutan Sjahrir Padang, West Sumatra. ANTARA FOTO/Iggoy el Fitra
Petugas lowers disaster logistic from Cassa U-6211 aircraft while arriving in the area of Rrille Airport terisolir, Bener Meriah Regency, Aceh. ANTARA PHOTO/Ampelsa
The volunteers are spread across a variety of points requiring immediate handling, from logistics distribution, general kitchen management, search and aid operations, uninterrupted opening and repair of lines, psychosocial recovery, to health services.
From the National SAR Agency (Basarnas), as many as 641 personnel were submitted to seek lost victims in flood disasters and landslides in Aceh, Sumut, and Sumbar. With the help of three helicopters, four fleets of ships, 63 rubber boats, and dozens of land vehicle units, Basarnas continues to spur with more than 200 people who are still missing.
Without shrinking, civil citizens from other undamaged areas also don’t want to pass their brothers in Aceh, Sumbar, and Sumut continue to experience the obsession. In the way their royong collects help, from food ingredients to wear-worthy clothing.
Petugas lowers disaster logistic assistance from the airline Airbus A 400 TNI Air Force when arriving in Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport, Blang Bintang, Large Aceh Regency, ANTARA PHOTO/Ampelsa
Prajurit TNI wrote a victim on the aid box of Container Delivery System (CDS) which will be distributed by the CN 295akh ANTARA Aceh/Police. ANTARA PHOTO/Wahdi Septiawan
With the solidarity of one nation of Indonesia, all it is carried out so brothers in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra were healed from wounds.
Photo : ANTARA photowarta
Text : Aditya Pradana Putra
The Volunteer of the Disaster Shariah (Tagana) Ministry of Social and the Moon of the Indonesian Red Sabit (BSMI) entertains the refugees of natural disaster victims in the refugee posts of Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Aceh. ANTARA PHOTO/Irwansyah Putra
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