The Ministry of Social Affairs has set up 30 public kitchens in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra to serve over 80,000 food portions daily for flood and landslide victims. Deputy Interior Minister Bima Arya visited disaster sites in Padang Pariaman and Solok, emphasizing swift logistics distribution per President Prabowo Subianto's instructions. Various ministries are also providing emergency internet, basic needs aid, and civil registry services.
Floods and landslides hitting Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra since late November 2025 have prompted a swift response from the central government. The Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) established 30 public kitchen points capable of serving over 80,000 food portions daily, involving more than 500 Tagana personnel for evacuation and distribution. Total logistics aid reaches about Rp25 billion, including basic goods, ready-to-eat food, clothing, medicines, tents, and blankets. In West Sumatra, 9 points serve 30,000 meal packages per day; North Sumatra 12 points for 30,000 portions; and Aceh 7 points for 28,000 portions. Social Minister Saifullah Yusuf stated, "We have set up these kitchens from the start of the disaster until the required time."
Deputy Interior Minister Bima Arya Sugiarto inspected sites in Padang Pariaman and Solok districts on December 1, 2025. He distributed aid including rice, noodles, and sarongs, and deployed the Civil Registry Service for KTP-el, family cards, child ID, birth certificates, and death certificates. Bima emphasized priorities like food, clean water, medicines, and clothing, along with coordination with BNPB and Basarnas for victim searches. "The most important are basic food, then clean water, medicines, and clothing for families," he said. He also urged PLN to repair electricity networks and coordinated with BMKG for weather forecasts.
Trade Minister Budi Santoso handed over 5 trucks of basic needs such as medicines, baby diapers, sanitary pads, instant food, blankets, and biscuits via BNPB at Halim Airport on December 1. The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs provided 10 SATRIA-1 satellite internet points in affected areas, including Tapanuli Tengah, North Aceh, and Padang, to restore connectivity. PT Telkom expanded emergency telecommunications support. Meanwhile, PT Bank Tabungan Negara reopened branches in Medan and Aceh from December 1, though the Takengon sub-branch remains closed due to blocked road access. Kemensos coordinates with local governments and BPBD to ensure aid targets vulnerable groups like the elderly, toddlers, disabled persons, and pregnant women.
