JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said that search and rescue operations in the Sumatra region would continue until the provincial emergency response phase was evaluated on January 8, 2026.
"The search and rescue operation will continue until the provincial emergency response phase is evaluated at the end of the third extension on January 8," said Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, at a press conference in Jakarta, Tuesday, January 6. reported by ANTARA.
Abdul Muhari said that until today, the extension of the emergency response is still being carried out in nine districts in Aceh and nine districts are in the emergency transition in the province.
"So we hope that the shift from emergency response to emergency transition will be followed by other regencies/cities when the extension of the emergency response ends," he said.
Meanwhile, for the North Sumatra region, the emergency transition phase was carried out in 14 areas and two areas had ended. In West Sumatra, 11 areas have made the transition and two areas have ended.
BNPB data shows that as of today, there are 1,178 people who have died due to floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra. The number of people missing reached 147 people and 242,174 people are still displaced.
Currently, the largest number of refugees is in Aceh with 217,780 people, followed by North Sumatra with 13,540 people and West Sumatra with 10,854 people.
The highest number of casualties was also in Aceh with 543 people dead, North Sumatra with 371 people dead and 264 people in West Sumatra.
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