December 18, 2025 | 07:40 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) recorded an increase in the death toll from the Sumatra disaster on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Flash floods and landslides hit three provinces on the island of Sumatra, namely Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.
Based on data as of December 18 at 06:20, the death toll from the affected three provinces reached 1,059 people. The death toll increased by nine people from the previous day's BNPB data.
The number of fatalities from the Sumatra disaster is still potentially increasing. The BNPB noted that there are 192 people still missing or lost after more than three weeks of handling the Sumatra disaster. The BNPB also reported that more than 7,000 people suffered injuries.
The highest number of fatalities was recorded in Aceh Province, with 451 people dead due to the floods and landslides that struck the northernmost region of the archipelago. Approximately 4,300 people in Aceh Province also suffered injuries due to the ecological disaster.
In North Sumatra Province, the BNPB recorded 364 fatalities. 2,300 people suffered injuries. Meanwhile, in West Sumatra Province, the death toll was 244 people, with 382 others injured.
The BNPB also noted that 147,236 houses were damaged due to the floods and landslides. Thousands of public facilities, including schools, bridges, health facilities, and places of worship in the three provinces, also suffered damage after being hit by floods and landslides.
President Prabowo Subianto stated that the government will soon build temporary and permanent housing for the victims affected by the Sumatra disaster. He received a report from the Minister of Housing and Settlements Maruarar Sirait that 2,000 houses will be built starting from Sunday, December 21, 2025.
"Possibly these houses can immediately become permanent residences," he said during a full cabinet meeting at the State Palace, Central Jakarta, on Monday, December 15, 2025.
He claimed that the government has allocated a budget and prepared for the construction of the housing. This budget is available due to the cost-cutting policy at the beginning of Prabowo's administration. "We have saved hundreds of trillions," he said.
In addition, Prabowo plans to immediately form a rehabilitation and reconstruction task force after the Sumatra disaster. He claimed that the disaster management situation is still under control. "We have deployed resources for handling. These are three provinces out of a total of 38 provinces, so the situation is under control. I am monitoring continuously," he said.
Hendrik Yaputra contributed to the writing of this article.
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