JAKARTA - The South Sumatra Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) said that as many as 10 districts in the province had set the emergency alert status for hydrometeorological disasters ahead of Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026.
Head of the BPBD South Sumatra Emergency Management Unit, Sudirman, said the determination was a step to anticipate the potential for extreme weather which is expected to last until early 2026, including increasing preparedness to face disaster threats such as floods, landslides and strong winds.
"The determination of this alert status is so that disaster management can be faster, starting from monitoring and mapping vulnerable areas, the readiness of personnel and equipment, to strengthening coordination with local governments and related institutions," he said in Palembang, Monday, quoted by Antara.
The 10 areas that have set the emergency status for hydrometeorological disasters include Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU), South Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU), Musi Banyuasin (Muba), Ogan Ilir, Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI), North Musi Rawas (Muratara), Banyuasin, and Pagar Alam City, Prabumulih, and Lubuklinggau. In addition, the South Sumatra Provincial Government also raised the status of its vigilance to alert.
His party appealed to local governments and the public to increase vigilance, especially residents living on the banks of rivers, low areas, and hillsides. The public is asked to immediately report to the authorities if there are signs of potential disasters.
"We remind all parties to be alert in facing the peak of the 2025-2026 rainy season," he said.
Based on data from the South Sumatra BPBD, throughout this year until December 17, 2025, 259 disaster incidents were recorded in the South Sumatra region. The disaster was dominated by floods with 98 incidents, strong winds with 81 incidents, residential fires with 52 incidents, landslides with 24 incidents, tornadoes with three incidents, and flash floods with one incident.
Of the total incidents, 156 houses were severely damaged, 81 houses were moderately damaged, and 336 houses were lightly damaged, as well as 62,800 houses were flooded. The impact of the disaster also affected 18 educational facilities, five health facilities, eight houses of worship, and 14 other buildings.
In addition, hydrometeorological disasters in South Sumatra also have an impact on the agricultural and infrastructure sectors, namely 2,154 hectares of rice fields and 374.5 hectares of plantations were affected, and caused damage to 17 bridges and one irrigation network.
"The total number of affected residents reached 37,655 families, with 205 families displaced, seven people injured, and three people died," said Sudirman.
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