December 29, 2025 | 09:11 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Prabowo Subianto plans to inspect disaster management efforts in Sumatra before the start of 2026. This was conveyed by the State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base, Central Jakarta, on Monday, December 29, 2025. "It's planned like that," he said.
However, the presidential spokesperson has not yet specified the locations that Prabowo will visit. Previously, Prabowo had planned to visit Sumatra's disaster locations weekly. The head of state wants to monitor the development of disaster management.
"I plan to look at that area at least once a week to monitor the developments," he said during a plenary cabinet session at the State Palace, Central Jakarta, on Monday, December 15, 2025.
Prabowo has already visited Aceh three times, North Sumatra twice, and West Sumatra twice. Prabowo said that the situation of these disasters must be faced with full alertness. Changes in the weather still affect the community's living environment.
"The situation of this disaster is something that we must face with full alertness. Because indeed, weather changes affect our living environment and become a global issue," said Prabowo.
The number of casualties from flash floods and landslides that hit Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra at the end of last November continues to increase. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) recorded an increase in the number of casualties in the Sumatra disasters.
Based on data as of Monday, December 29, 2025, at 06.00, the number of casualties reached 1,140. The number of fatalities increased by two from the previous day's count.
The most casualties were in Aceh Province, with 513 people killed. 213 of the victims were from North Aceh.
In North Sumatra, the death toll from floods and landslides reached 365 people. Tapanuli Tengah is recorded as the most affected in terms of casualties, with 127 people dead. Meanwhile, in West Sumatra, there were 262 people killed as a result of the Sumatra disasters. 192 of the victims were from the Agam Regency.
Novali Panji Nugroho contributed to this article
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