Floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra have killed 867 people as of December 5, 2025, displacing thousands. Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa says additional funds are ready pending BNPB's proposal. Response efforts involve TNI, Polri, and private aid for evacuation and logistics.
The hydrometeorological disaster struck late November 2025 across three Sumatra provinces, causing widespread damage. BNPB data as of December 5, 2025, at 17:00 WIB records 867 deaths, 521 missing, and 4,200 injured. Fifty-one districts/cities are affected, with 10,500 houses damaged, plus harm to 326 educational facilities, 295 bridges, and other infrastructure.
In Agam Regency, West Sumatra, deaths reached 173 as of December 5 at 20:00 WIB, with 85 still missing and 10,910 displaced in eight sub-districts. Joint teams of TNI, Polri, Basarnas, and BPBD continue searches using heavy equipment and have set up 26 public kitchens. Roads are being cleared for logistics to 31,523 isolated residents.
Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa says they await BNPB's additional budget request for emergency response. "We await the request from BNPB," he said on December 6, 2025. BNPB has Rp 500-600 billion for urgent needs from the 2025 APBN allocation of Rp 2.01 trillion. Purbaya has prepared extra funds, though the amount is undisclosed.
UGM sociologist Dr. Arie Sujito highlights weak state consolidation in large-scale disaster response. "This shows serious challenges in state consolidation and ecological damage threats," he stated. Vulnerable groups along riversides are hit hardest. Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq identifies three flood-aggravating factors in South Tapanuli: industrial plantations, massive hydropower, and gold mining in the Batang Toru watershed.
TNI deploys 50 helicopters for evacuation and logistics, including reverse osmosis water purifiers for clean water. Polri sends 4,093.5 kg of aid via CN-295 aircraft. Mochamad Thohir Foundation and partners donate 10,000 logistic packages. Ustaz Adi Hidayat calls for national repentance and environmental evaluation, urging political elites to focus on victims. DPR Chair Puan Maharani prioritizes handling before Forestry Law revisions.
Tukka Village in Central Tapanuli remains flooded after nine days, with roads blocked by logs. Controversy arises over South Aceh Regent Mirwan MS's umrah trip during the disaster, though defended as post-stabilization; Gerindra expels him as a cadre.
