1. Polri Opens Free Motor Service and Washing for Residents Affected by Disaster in Sumatra

The National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The National Police of the Republic of Indonesia (Polri) opened a free motorcycle service and washing service for people affected by disasters in several areas of Sumatra. The facility was prepared to help residents' vehicles that were damaged so that they could be used again and support the recovery of community activities.

"This service is part of the support of the National Police in accelerating post-disaster recovery, especially in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra," said National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo.

"Polri also opened free motorcycle service and washing services for vehicles that may have been damaged yesterday, so that they can be used again, at least to help the operational activities of the community to recover immediately," said the National Police Chief when giving information at the Airfield (Lanud), Halim, East Jakarta, Monday, December 29, 2025 dill

Apart from these services, the National Police continues to deploy personnel and supporting facilities for disaster management. A total of 1,500 additional personnel have been deployed to strengthen the existing forces, with a focus on cleaning residents' homes, places of worship, schools, and public service facilities.

"So now we have just sent 1,500 personnel from the National Police to add to the strength that was previously there. We are sending them to help, especially those in Aceh," he said.

Listyo revealed that, to date, the total number of Polri personnel involved in disaster management in Sumatra has reached 10,759 people.

"The National Police also prepared field kitchens, health posts, clean water assistance, MCK construction, and borehole construction in three affected provinces," he said.

"Currently for field kitchens, which we are also preparing, there are 29 field kitchens. In Aceh there are 17 points, in North Sumatra there are seven points, and in West Sumatra there are 5 points. Then for health services, there are 38 health posts, posts spread across three regions as well,"

Listyo emphasized that the National Police would continue to synergize with relevant ministries, the TNI, BNPB, and local governments to ensure that people's basic needs are met and the recovery process is carried out in a safe and orderly manner.

"Then for various kinds of humanitarian assistance activities, we continue to help send assistance to strengthen existing assistance. There are approximately 227 tons of rice, heavy equipment yesterday we pushed 37, this is to help accelerate the cleaning process, especially in Aceh and in North Sumatra," he concluded.