Indonesia: IHCP Situation Report #7 on Floods, Flash Floods, and Landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra provinces (2 January 2026)

This report was compiled and published by the Indonesian Humanitarian Coordination Platform

HIGHLIGHTS

• As of January 1, 2026, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that the number of displaced persons had decreased to 380,360. The death toll had reached 1,157, and 165 people were missing in the three provinces.
• The most significant number of displaced persons was in Aceh Province, with 356,655 displaced. In North Sumatra, 13,770 people were displaced, and in West Sumatra, there were 9,935 displaced.
• 23 districts/cities have declared a transition from emergency to recovery status (6 in Aceh, 8 in North Sumatra, and 9 in West Sumatra). Meanwhile, seven districts/cities are in the process of declaring a transition from emergency to recovery status (one in Aceh, five in North Sumatra, and one in West Sumatra).
• The BNPB reported that as of January 1, 2026, a total of 3,188 educational institutions were affected, with 6,431 classrooms damaged. Needs in the education sector include 141,335 school kits, 2,873 emergency classrooms, and 16,239 family kits. Additionally, vulnerable groups affected include 106,023 infants, 418,941 toddlers, 107,092 pregnant women, 108,413 breastfeeding mothers, and 486,073 elderly people.
• President Prabowo Subianto, accompanied by the Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure, the Minister of Defense, the Minister of Home Affairs, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the State Secretary, the Cabinet Secretary, as well as the Governor of North Sumatra and the Regent of South Tapanuli, visited the Batu Hula displacement camp in Batang Toru, South Tapanuli Regency, on December 1 to directly inspect conditions on the ground, including the situation at points affected by damage and disruption to basic services.