Police Send Aid For Victims Of The Sumatra Disaster

Deputy Astamaops National Police Chief Inspector General Laksana (central) and his staff at the National Police Headquarters gave a press statement at the Police Air Police Headquarters, South Tangerang, Banten, Saturday (29/11/2025). (ANTARA/Nadia Putri Rahmani)

The National Police Headquarters sent food and logistics assistance for victims of natural disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra (North Sumatra), and West Sumatra.

"We are trying to encourage this logistics as soon as possible to help them so that they can survive an emergency," said Deputy Astamaops Chief of Police Inspector General Laksana at the Police Air Police Headquarters, South Tangerang, Banten, as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, November 29.

He said the aid was immediately sent this morning because the weather was uncertain.

In addition, assistance was sent this morning so that it could be immediately used by affected communities and police personnel in areas that help evacuate residents.

"We will immediately send these items so that our colleagues, the people there, both people from Aceh, West Sumatra, and North Sumatra can feel what we are contributing to them," he said.

Later, the aid will be centered first on the provincial capital. Then, it will be distributed using the Police helicopter to affected villages.

"We use helicopters. But even with helicopters we have to find a place to land. This is what we are still seeing there, but the affected Polda or the affected Polres have prepared everything to accelerate encouraging logistical assistance," he said.

Head of the Public Information Bureau (Karopenmas) of the National Police's Divhumas Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko said the aid was sent using two CN and Fokker types.

Logistical assistance sent to Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra is 1,500 items needed for the vulnerable, namely mother and child.

Then, school clothes, school bags, medicines, fast food or fast food, folding mattresses, and mineral water. In addition, there are also drugs for insects or mosquitoes, blankets, and buoys.

The National Police Headquarters also sent logistics to assist mitigation and evacuation processes by Polda personnel in the three provinces.

For the Aceh Regional Police, the goods sent were 20 rubber boats, 120 boat complete buoys, 10 platoon tents, two units for the Police Dokkes, 200 velbeds, 2,000 additional Polri food (MTP), 3 portable solar generators, and WiFi techno.

"This 'Techno WiFi' is of course also needed in terms of communication," said Trunoyudo.

Then, for the North Sumatra Police, the goods sent were 60 buoys, 500 raincoats, 7 platoon tents, 300 velbeds, 3,000 MTPs, 1,000 packs of masks, to 3 generators.

Then, for the West Sumatra Regional Police, the goods sent were 3 rubber boats, 18 buoys, 10 platoon tents, 300 velbeds, 2,000 MTPs, 200 pointed shovels, and 100 chocolate poncos.