Update On Sumatra Disaster Victims: 442 People Died, 402 Others Missing

Residents crossed a route that was previously cut off due to piles of landslides in Humbang Hasundutan Regency, North Sumatra (North Sumatra). (doc. BNPB)

JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) released the latest developments in flood and landslide management that hit three provinces in Sumatra, namely North Sumatra, Aceh, and West Sumatra as of November 30, 2025.

Head of BNPB Lt. Gen. Suharyanto said conditions in various regions were still changing as the search and rescue process continued in the field. Recently, Suharyanto revealed that 442 people died and 402 people were still missing due to disasters in the three provinces.

North Sumatra became the province with the highest number of victims who died. The joint SAR team is still conducting searches in a number of areas that were severely affected.

"So the death toll for North Sumatra is 217 people who died. Then 209 are still missing. The details are all for Central Tapanuli, South Tapanuli, Sibolga City, North Tapanuli, Humbang Hasundutan, that may have increased from yesterday," said Suharyanto at the Silangit Airport post, North Sumatra, Sunday, November 30.

He said South Tapanuli was the location with the most significant addition of victims due to the many new findings today.

The number of displaced residents has also increased. Suharyanto explained that this shift occurred after various emergency facilities began to stabilize and were able to accommodate more residents.

"Increases, which may initially still survive in their respective homes or evacuate independently, because the refugee camps are relatively better, the field kitchens are already operational, the logistics have also started a lot, so people who previously took refuge independently have entered the evacuation points. So that the number of refugees also increases," he said.

Currently, tens of thousands of refugees in North Sumatra are still scattered in a number of areas, namely North Tapanuli 3,600 people, Central Tapanuli around 1,600 families, South Tapanuli 4,661 people, Sibolga City 4,456 people, Humbang Hasundutan 2,200 people, and Mandailing Natal 1,378 people.

Meanwhile, in Aceh Province, Suharyanto revealed that as of Sunday, November 30, 96 people and 75 people were still missing. "For Aceh who were affected, there were 11 regencies/cities. But if there are 18 regencies/cities affected, there are 18 regencies/cities," said Suharyanto.

As of today, 11 regencies/cities have been distributed with a weight of approximately 4 tons. It contains basic necessities, ready-to-eat food, blankets, mattresses, cleaning equipment, and folding mattresses. The distribution of this assistance is carried out by air.

"So for Aceh we have an air fleet, there are 3 helicopters and there are 2 fixed wing aircraft. In addition, air transportation is assisted by the TNI-Polri," said Suharyanto.

Furthermore, conditions in West Sumatra are reported to be more stable than the other two provinces. The weather is starting to improve to accelerate search operations and infrastructure recovery.

"West Sumatra, compared to North Sumatra and Aceh, has now recovered. It has recovered more on this third day, especially now that there is no rain. OMC is being carried out continuously there. This is the death toll of 129, 118, 16 were injured," said Suharyanto.

A total of eight regencies/cities were affected in West Sumatra, including Solok and Pesisir Selatan which suffered damage to infrastructure such as broken bridges and damaged roads. Suharyanto called Agam Regency an area that is still a major concern due to the high number of residents missing.

Agam ini relatif karena yang hilang waktu itu banyak, sehingga tambah yang meninggal jadi 87. Yang 76 masih hilang, ucapnya.

A number of refugees in Agam and Padang Pariaman began to return home, although some still chose to spend the night at the inauguration post. They returned home to clean up the remains of the mud and furniture affected by the flood. "On average, they have returned to their homes to clean their respective homes. That afternoon, sometimes at night they come again to spend the night at evacuation points," said Suharyanto.