69 Bridges Damaged Due to Agam Disaster, BNPB Still Sends 100 Tons of Instant Rice-Mi Using Trucks

BPBD Agam members are lowering rice assistance from BNPB, Tuesday (16/12/2025). ANTARA/Yusrizal.

JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has sent 100 tons of rice and 4,000 boxes of instant noodles for residents and victims affected by the hydrometeorological disaster that hit Agam Regency, West Sumatra (Sumbar).

Head of Emergency and Logistics of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Agam Abdul Ghafur said that around 100 tons of rice and 4,000 instant noodles were distributed using trucks.

"The assistance we received from BNPB was six shipments using trucks," he said in Lubuk Basung, Tuesday, quoted by Antara.

He said the first shipment of 10 tons on Tuesday (2/12), the second shipment of 20 tons on Wednesday (3/12), the third shipment of 20 tons on Thursday (4/12), the fourth shipment of five tons on Tuesday (9/12), the fifth shipment of 29.32 tons, and the sixth shipment of 20 tons on Tuesday (16/12).

Meanwhile, instant noodles are sent in two stages. The first stage is two thousand boxes on Monday (15/12) and two thousand boxes on Tuesday (16/12).

"Today Tuesday (16/12), we received rice from BNPB 20 thousand tons and 2,000 boxes of noodles which were unloaded at the main post at the regent's office," he said.

He said the assistance was directly distributed to victims and residents affected by flash floods, floods, landslides and others spread across 16 sub-districts.

The assistance was immediately delivered to the sub-district office, the head of the village, or the head of the village, as well as to the affected jorong.

"Rice and instant noodles will be distributed to victims and residents affected by the disaster by the nagari device," he said.

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He admitted that help had arrived from ministries, neighboring provinces, regencies and cities, volunteers and others.

"So far, the distribution of assistance has been smooth and for the availability of logistics for victims and affected residents, it has been safe for the next few days.

The disaster hit Agam in late November 2025, resulting in 192 deaths, 73 missing, seven hospitalized, and 54 isolated.

In addition, 493 houses were slightly damaged, 359 houses were moderately damaged, 806 houses were severely damaged, 11 places of worship were affected, 69 bridges were damaged, and 49 roads were damaged.

After that, there were 106 units of damaged educational facilities, 125 units of damaged irrigation, 16 units of damaged dams, 5,025 dead livestock, and 1,813.70 hectares of damaged agricultural land.

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