President Prabowo Subianto visited Aceh Tamiang on January 1, 2026, to inspect the construction of 600 temporary homes for flood and landslide victims in Sumatra. He emphasized serious disaster handling without national disaster status, despite 1,154 deaths. Prabowo also addressed criticisms of ministers' visits and praised BUMNs' swift work through Danantara.
On January 1, 2026, President Prabowo Subianto led a coordination meeting in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, to accelerate post-disaster recovery from floods and landslides hitting Aceh, West Sumatra, and North Sumatra since November 2025. Despite 1,154 deaths, Prabowo stressed Indonesia can handle it without national disaster status. "As a nation, as a country, we are capable of facing it. We don't need to declare a national disaster," he said in the meeting.
Prabowo praised the Danantara Investment Management Agency for building 600 Danantara Housing Units (Huntara) in just 8 days, targeting 15,000 units in three months across the three affected provinces. These modular homes include electricity, free WiFi, beds, wardrobes, fans, communal toilets, a health clinic, and a children's playground. He instructed using local materials to reduce heat and tight coordination with BNPB and local governments to avoid overlaps. Danantara CEO Rosan Roeslani reported Rp655 billion realized from BUMN CSR funds, targeting Rp1 trillion.
Prabowo addressed snide criticisms of ministers' disaster site visits. "Not coming is wrong, coming and faults are found, that's fine," he stated. He corrected 'fatigue money' for TNI soldiers to 'motivation money' at Rp165,000 per person, emphasizing soldiers must not tire. Aceh Tamiang Regent Armia Fahmi requested 42,727 permanent homes, six months' food aid for 313,245 people, and Rp1 million BLT per family for 111,570 households. Prabowo promised recalculation for targeted aid.
Meanwhile, Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin proposed the Kuala Task Force for river dredging, approved by Prabowo. That night, an embankment breach in Kampung Raja, Bendahara, caused follow-up flooding, worsening the November 2025 aftermath. The government prepared substantial budgets for recovery, involving BUMNs like Bank Mandiri and Hutama Karya in infrastructure and volunteers.
