#disaster response

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Sumatra floods: Govt speeds up aid, 1,638 tons delivered

The Indonesian government is speeding up the distribution of logistical aid for residents affected by floods and ...

PMI Chief urges public to donate blood for better health

Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Chairman Jusuf Kalla urged the public not to hesitate to donate blood, saying that doing so ...

Universities' collaboration for impact in Sumatra disaster relief

In late November 2025, high-intensity rainfall triggered devastating floods and landslides that killed hundreds of ...

Indonesia blocks local leaders' foreign trips amid disaster response

Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian has issued a circular letter restricting all regional government ...

Sumatra floods: Ministry opens 39 public kitchens, spend Rp2 bln daily

The Indonesian Social Affairs Ministry has established 39 public kitchens across Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra ...

Banda Aceh mayor cancels Turkey trip amid disaster emergency

Banda Aceh Mayor Illiza Sa’aduddin Djamal has cancelled her planned trip to Istanbul as the province remains ...

VP Gibran lauds people's initiatives to help Sumatra disaster victims

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka lauded the people's initiatives to help disaster-stricken victims in ...

Bulog triples rice stocks for disaster-affected regions in Sumatra

The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) decided to triple its rice stocks in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra, to ...

Minister approves 10,000 tons rice supply for disaster-hit Aceh

Indonesian Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman has approved an additional ten thousand tons of rice requested by Aceh ...

RI Govt ensures aid for women, children in flood-hit Sumatra

Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Arifatul Choiri Fauzi said on Monday that the needs of women ...

Floods - Education budget revised to accelerate recovery of schools

Indonesia’s Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is revising its 2026 budget to accelerate recovery of ...

West Sumatra to rehabilitate 25,000 hectares of flood-damaged land

The West Sumatra government is prioritizing the rehabilitation of 25,000 hectares of flood-hit agricultural land to ...

Aceh deploys elephants to clear flood debris in Pidie Jaya 

Aceh’s Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) is deploying four trained elephants to help remove wood ...

Twenty eight university hubs deployed for Sumatra disaster response

Indonesia’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology has assigned 28 universities to act as ...

Indonesia to fund full repair of roads, bridges in West Sumatra floods

The Indonesian government will cover all costs to repair roads and bridges damaged by recent flash floods in Malalak, ...