US EditionIndonesian Military Steps up Relief Efforts for Flood-Hit Sumatra; Death Toll Above 860
Military relief includes 10 portable bridges and water purification units to aid isolated residents amid 867 deaths and 521 missing after severe flooding and landslides.
- Earlier this week, Indonesia's military stepped up relief efforts across three Sumatra provinces, while Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Vice President, apologised for response shortcomings after visiting evacuation centres.
- Last week, a cyclone and heavy rains devastated parts of Sumatra, with the death toll rising to 867 and 521 missing, government data showed; about 200 also died in southern Thailand and Malaysia.
- Maj Gen Freddy Ardianzah said the military erected at least 10 portable Bailey bridges in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra, deployed mobile reverse osmosis systems, and continued airdrops of food and medicines.
- Aid groups warned that blocked routes and outages are preventing relief delivery, with Islamic Relief Indonesia’s Nanang Subana Dirja saying, `The situation is very dire and heartbreaking due to the difficulty in accessing aid.`
- The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency warned Aceh could see very heavy rain through Saturday, putting North and West Sumatra at risk as flood victims said further rain would bring fresh misery.
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Indonesian military steps up relief efforts for flood-hit Sumatra; death toll above 860
Indonesia's military stepped up its relief efforts in three provinces on Sumatra island that have been devastated by deadly floods and landslides, and the country's vice president apologised for shortcomings in the response to last week's disaster.
The death toll from the floods and landslides in North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh has reached 867, an increase of 91 from Thursday's (December 4, 2025) figure of 776.
Military steps up Sumatra flood relief efforts
JAKARTA - Indonesia’s military stepped up its relief efforts in three provinces on Sumatra island that have been devastated by deadly floods and landslides, and the country’s vice president apologised for shortcomings in the response to last week’s disaster.
Hashim Djojohadikusumo, the Indonesian President's Special Envoy for Climate and Energy, highlighted the causes of the Sumatran flood disaster. The Indonesian President's Special Envoy for Climate and Energy...
The Indonesian military has intensified relief efforts in three provinces on the island of Sumatra following the devastation caused by floods and landslides last week. The military has erected at least ten temporary bridges, dubbed "Beli Bridges," in the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra to facilitate the distribution of food and aid supplies to stranded residents. Government figures show that the death toll from last week's typ…
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