JAKARTA Floods and landslides in West Sumatra (West Sumatra) have damaged a total of more than 400 road infrastructure points, seriously hampering emergency handling and logistics distribution. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) together with local governments are now focusing on deploying heavy equipment and sending air assistance to isolated areas.
According to the BNPB report, the total road damage reached 321 points at the district/city level, 172 points on provincial roads, and 62 points on national roads. This massive damage makes access improvement a top priority.
As many as 25 units of heavy equipment from the National Road Implementation Center (BPJN) of the Ministry of PUPR have been deployed to repair national roads in Solok, Agam, and Tanah Datar Regencies. Meanwhile, the West Sumatra Highways Office is responsible for repairing provincial roads.
Not only roads, this disaster also damaged bridges. A total of 22 units of bailey type emergency bridges are urgently needed in several districts/cities, including Agam, Pasaman, Padang Pariaman, and Tanah Datar.
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Developments as of Wednesday, November 3, 2025 show that personnel and heavy equipment are busy cleaning landslide materials in West Pasaman, Agam, Padang Pariaman, Solok, and Pasaman. River normalization is also carried out on the South Coast. With the reopening of national and provincial roads, the distribution of food and non-food aid is expected to run effectively.
Air Via Assistance Distribution Expanded
Responding to the isolated areas, especially in the cities of Padang, Padang Pariaman, and Agam, BNPB together with Basarnas and the TNI continued to send aid by air.
On Wednesday, November 3, 2025 to 18.00 WIB, a total of 6.5 tons of food and non-food assistance were distributed to Padang Pariaman, Agam, Solok, and Pesisir Selatan. The largest assistance was sent to Agam Regency (4.1 tons), followed by Padang Pariaman (843 kg), Solok (08 kg), Pariaman City (430 kg), and Pesisir Selatan (250 kg).
The assistance provided was in the form of basic necessities, biscuits, mineral water, baby food, medicines, and folding mattresses. From 28 November to 3 December 2025, the total weight of assistance that has been distributed through air transportation has reached 18 tons.
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