December 13, 2025 | 04:38 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reports that the death toll from the Sumatra floods has exceeded one thousand as of Saturday, December 13, 2025. According to the emergency flood and landslide response geoportal dashboard covering Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra provinces, the total confirmed fatalities have reached 1,003.
The breakdown of fatalities shows that Aceh suffered the highest number of deaths with 415 people, followed by North Sumatra with 347, and West Sumatra with 241. This total represents an increase from the 995 deaths reported by the BNPB on December 12, 2025.
Meanwhile, the number of missing persons across the three provinces has slightly decreased from 226 to 218 since the previous day. West Sumatra accounts for the majority of missing persons with 93 victims, while North Sumatra reported 91 and Aceh 34. Additionally, the number of injured victims in the three provinces totals over 5,400 people.
Abdul Muhari, Head of the BNPB's Data, Information, and Communication Center for Disaster Management, cautioned that the current data may be subject to change as the verification and re-synchronization process is ongoing by the respective civil registration and vital statistics agencies in the affected areas.
He explained that this verification and re-synchronization process is necessary because inaccuracies have been identified in the initial recapitulation of fatalities, particularly concerning bodies found near burial sites.
"Verification by name and by address indicates that there are bodies of victims who died before the disaster," Abdul stated during a press conference on the Update on Sumatra Flood and Landslide Management, viewed on the BNPB Indonesia YouTube channel on Friday, December 12, 2025.
Given the extensive coverage of the affected areas in Sumatra, he affirmed that the BNPB would likely release updated casualty figures following the conclusion of the verification and re-synchronization conducted across the regions.
The flash floods and landslides first struck the three Sumatra provinces on November 25. The BNPB estimates that the recovery costs for the 52 affected districts will require a budget of Rp51.82 trillion.
Andi Adam Faturahman contributed to this report
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