December 26, 2025 | 08:33 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf has officially extended the disaster emergency response status for all regencies and cities hit by floods and landslides last November. The emergency status, originally set to end on December 25, 2025, will now continue until January 8, 2026.
"As the Governor of Aceh, I have determined the extension of the Aceh 2025 hydrometeorological disaster status for the next 14 days, from December 26 to January 8, 2026," said Mualem, the governor's nickname, in a video uploaded to his Instagram account @muzakkirmanaf1964 on Friday, December 26, 2025.
Mualem explained that the decision to extend the period followed assessments and requests from local governments across Aceh regarding the current situation. The move was also coordinated with the central government during an emergency management meeting held on December 25, 2025. The meeting included Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno, Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Sunaryanto, and officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Following the extension, Mualem instructed all Aceh Work Units (SKPA) to focus on five priority areas. These include speeding up the delivery of logistics to isolated areas, ensuring the basic rights of refugees meet human rights standards, and restoring health services by reopening all hospitals and community health centers (Puskesmas).
Additionally, Mualem ordered all education services to resume within the next 14 days. "Provide clothing, shoes, and other necessities so that the teaching process runs smoothly," he said.
Finally, he urged all provincial units to begin repairing infrastructure based on their specific roles. Agriculture departments, for instance, must focus on restoring damaged rice fields. "And other matters related to floods and landslides. Starting tomorrow, please take note," he said.
Avianto Amri, Chairperson of the Indonesian Disaster Management Society (MPBI), stated on Thursday, December 25, that volunteer reports from the last three days show several areas remain cut off. This is particularly true in Central Aceh and Gayo Lues. Furthermore, dozens of villages in Pidie Jaya remain underwater following a second wave of flooding on December 24.
"Many people still need basic services. Such as groceries, clean water, shelter, and essential health services," said Avianto.
Fuel and gas supplies also remain scarce. In Central Aceh, queues at gas stations are still long. While the power grid was restored five days ago, it only began to stabilize within the last 48 hours.
According to a BNPB report released on Thursday, December 25, 2025, there are still 489,864 people living in displacement centers. The majority of these refugees are in Aceh, totaling 461,000 people, followed by 30,000 in North Sumatra and 5,800 in West Sumatra.
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