North Sumatra Disaster Assistance Sent Using A Logistics Plane, BNPB Distributes After Arriving

Officers compiled a number of logistical assistance from the trunk of the plane at Silangit Airport, North Tapanuli, North Sumatra, Friday (28/11/2025). ANTARA/HO-BNPB

JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) ensured that logistical assistance for handling victims of flash floods accompanied by landslides in North Sumatra and West Sumatra arrived safely and were immediately distributed.

Head of BNPB Suharyanto in a statement received in Bandung, West Java, stated that upon arrival at Silangit Airport, North Tapanuli, logistical assistance and evacuation equipment from BNPB sent using cargo planes from Jakarta were immediately distributed to affected areas in North Sumatra.

This was also done for logistical assistance from President Prabowo Subianto, who arrived next at Minangkabau Airport, West Sumatra.

According to him, all aid was immediately dismantled and prepared for further distribution, either by land or by air using helicopters, to ensure emergency handling runs quickly and on target.

"BNPB aircraft assistance for North Sumatra, and in parallel for West Sumatra, assistance from the President of the Republic of Indonesia has arrived at Minangkabau Airport at 12.00 WIB," he said, confiscated by Antara.

BNPB reports to Sibolga City, distributed logistical support includes 200 food packages, 200 ready-to-eat boxes, one refugee tent unit, 100 mattresses, 20 velbeds, 100 blankets, one pump of 6 HP alcon, one generator, and one polyethylene boat complete with engines.

Assistance with similar details was also allocated to Central Tapanuli, South Tapanuli and Mandailing Natal Regencies.

Meanwhile, Banlogpal, North Tapanuli Regency received 200 packages of basic necessities, 200 boxes of ready-to-eat food, one refugee tent, 100 mattresses, 20 velbeds, and 100 blankets.

As for Gunung Sitoli City and South Nias Regency, each region received 200 food packages, 200 boxes of ready-to-eat food, one refugee tent, 100 mattresses, 20 velbeds, and 100 blankets.

Suharyanto and a team from BNPB also visited areas affected by hydrometeorological disasters in North Sumatra; including Sibolga, Padang Sidempuan, North Tapanuli, Humbang Hasundutan, Central Tapanuli, South Tapanuli using the Cessna Caravan PK-SNG aircraft.

This review was carried out after the previous day the BNPB group was detained in the field due to a number of accesses that were still cut off by landslides at various points.

He revealed that the impact of the damage was quite massive due to disasters that hit each region until finally the team landed at Pinangsori Airport, to distribute direct assistance to residents in the form of basic food packages and equipment needed during the emergency response period.

"BNPB continues to coordinate with local governments, the TNI, Polri, and all relevant parties to accelerate recovery and ensure public safety as a top priority," he said.