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The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported the total number of deaths due to
flash flood
and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra, reaching 303 people as of Saturday (29/11) afternoon.
Head of BNPB Suharyanto said the largest number of victims came from North Sumatra.
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“I will describe from North Sumatra, yesterday’s death toll was 116, now there are 166 people who have died. Then 143 people are still missing,” said Suharyanto.
He added that the death toll in Aceh is currently recorded at 47 people.
“Aceh’s current condition is that there are additional victims. For the first time there were 47 fatalities, 51 were still missing, and eight were injured. This data will continue to develop,” he said.
Meanwhile in West Sumatra, the number of victims increased after the latest findings from Agam Regency.
“For Padang [West Sumatra], this has increased. So now it is second only to North Sumatra, with 90 fatalities, 85 missing, 10 injured,” he explained.
The total death toll from the three provinces has now reached 303 people, consisting of 166 in North Sumatra, 90 in West Sumatra and 47 in Aceh.
Flash floods and landslides have submerged dozens of districts/cities in three provinces in the last few days.President Prabowo Subianto expressed his concern and prayed for the victims.
“Of course we pray that they will always be protected by the Almighty, their sorrows and suffering will be alleviated,” said Prabowo in his speech at the commemoration of National Teachers’ Day in Jakarta, Friday (28/11).
Prabowo emphasized that the government moved quickly from day one.He said aid continued to be sent by land and air, even though bad weather and interrupted access made the distribution process difficult.
“But the conditions are very difficult. Many are cut off, the weather is still not possible. Sometimes our helicopters and planes have difficulty landing,” he said.
The government, he continued, has sent aid via three C-130 Hercules aircraft and one A-400 aircraft, and deliveries will continue to be made as needed.
One of the areas most affected was the city of Sibolga, North Sumatra, which as of Saturday (29/11) was still not accessible by land.
“Until the third day of treatment, the city of Sibolga cannot be penetrated by land, but it can be penetrated by air for logistics distribution,” said Suharyanto.
He said that logistics needs in Sibolga were still not fully met, but the government continued to send aid by air and would start distributing it by sea starting Sunday (30/11).
“Because the KRI assisted by the Indonesian Navy will arrive in North Sumatra tomorrow,” he said.
With land access still cut off and the number of victims continuing to move, disaster management in the three provinces of Sumatra is certain to continue intensively.
The central government together with a joint team is working to accelerate evacuation, search for missing victims, and fulfill the basic needs of affected residents.
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