Minister of State Secretary, Prasetyo Hadi, emphasized that currently the government is prioritizing the handling of disasters that occur in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra rather than debating national disaster status.
According to him, all national resources have been deployed to accelerate the handling process in the three provinces. The government, together with local governments, the TNI, Polri, and all other related elements, are working hard to ensure that the needs of victims affected by the disaster can be met.
"The most important thing is the handling. The handling. You can see that since the disaster occurred in Aceh, North Sumatra and also West Sumatra, all national resources have worked hard to handle it," he said, in a press statement on disaster management at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base. , Jakarta, Wednesday, December 3 reported by ANTARA.
Regarding the status of the national disaster, he explained, the decision involved many considerations.
However, he stressed that the most important aspect at this time is a quick response on the ground.
Presiden Prabowo Subianto telah memerintahkan kementerian dan lembaga terkait untuk memberikan dukungan penuh kepada pemerintah daerah, termasuk anggaran, untuk memastikan proses pemulihan dan penanganan maksimal.
"So regarding the status issue, there are many considerations. And to this day, we feel that the government feels that with a fairly massive handling, all national resources are deployed, now that is a temporary choice taken," he explained.
The Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Pratikno, stated that Prabowo instructed the impact of flash floods and landslides in three provinces in Sumatra, namely in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra to be handled nationally and become a national priority.
"The president gave instructions that this situation be treated as a national priority, including guarantees for national funds and logistics to be fully available, in total, one of which was during this emergency response period using Ready-to-Use Funds," said Pratikno during a press conference.
Flash floods hit Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. The National Disaster Management Agency, on its official website, reported the latest data as of November 3, 2025, the death toll from flash floods and landslides in Sumatra as of Wednesday reached 804 people, while 634 people were still missing.
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