Indonesia's President Prabowo Orders More Emergency Supplies: Floods Hit 12 Districts and Cities From October 24 to November 8, Five Districts Still Needing Attention
Indonesia's Cabinet Secretariat announced that President Prabowo Subianto, at a limited meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Monday, November 9, directed the strengthening of disaster preparedness across Indonesia. National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) head Kristomei Sianturi presented updates on ongoing disasters and the readiness of facilities and equipment for potential flooding.
BNPB recorded flooding in 12 districts and cities between October 24 and November 8. Waters have receded in seven areas, while five districts still require attention: Pidie Jaya regency in Aceh; Langkat, Deli Serdang and Serdang Bedagai regencies in North Sumatra; and Lumajang regency in East Java. The five regions cover 22 sub-districts and 11,404 families, with Pidie Jaya the worst hit at 4,969 families affected, followed by Langkat at 3,157. BNPB has also mapped potential disasters through November 11, 2026: across six provinces, three sub-districts are on alert and 74 on standby, the alert areas being in West Aceh, Southwest Aceh and Central Aceh regencies.
Prabowo ordered an increase in emergency supply stocks, including emergency cots, tents, generators, rubber boats, blankets and water purifiers, so community needs can be met immediately in an emergency. BNPB is also monitoring an earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara, extreme weather in several areas, a landslide in Badung regency, Bali, and volcanic activity, as part of national preparedness for the peak of the rainy season. (Source: Cabinet Secretariat of Indonesia)
Source: Cabinet Secretariat of Indonesia
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