"These platoon tents have met the standards, meaning that they can accommodate 30 to 50 people," the Head of the Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center of the BNPB, Abdul Muhari, said in a press conference here on Friday.
According to him, the tents have been prepared at several sites, mainly in Aceh, as it is the province that incurred the most severe impact.
"These serve as a backup if the cleanup process at certain schools cannot be finished before classes begin next Monday," he explained.
Earlier, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Abdul Mu'ti stated that 85 percent of the schools affected by the floods and landslides in Sumatra have resumed operations.
Mu'ti reported that out of 4,149 affected schools, 3,508 are now operational again. However, 54 schools have been forced to conduct classes in tents due to severe damage to their buildings.
He detailed that the 3,508 schools comprise 2,226 in Aceh, 902 in North Sumatra, and 380 in West Sumatra.
The minister explained that emergency tents that have been set up comprise 14 in Aceh, 19 in North Sumatra, and 21 in West Sumatra.
Additionally, 587 schools are still undergoing cleanup: 516 in Aceh, 29 in North Sumatra, and 42 in West Sumatra.
Devastating floods and landslides struck three provinces of Sumatra–Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra–in late November 2025 following high-intensity rainfall.
According to BNPB records as of Friday (January 2), the death toll from the disasters across the three provinces has reached 1,157, while 165 people remain missing.
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Editor: M Razi Rahman
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