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View all search resultsBGN redirects free meal kitchens to feed Sumatra flood victims
The three provinces have suffered severe devastation after a rare tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait and unleashed a week of torrential rain and powerful winds, triggering widespread floods and landslides.
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A woman walks among tree trunks on the shore on Nov. 30, 2025, following deadly flash floods and landslides, in Padang, West Sumatra. (Reuters /Willy Kurniawan)
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he National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has redirected almost 300 kitchens in disaster-hit North Sumatra, Aceh and West Sumatra from preparing school lunches for the government’s free nutritious meal program to providing meals for flood evacuees.
The three provinces have suffered severe devastation after a rare tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait and unleashed a week of torrential rain and powerful winds, triggering widespread floods and landslides.
Agency head Dadan Hindayana said the decision to redirect the kitchens, called nutrition fulfillment service units (SPPG), was made because they already have the infrastructure to efficiently provide food for residents affected by the disasters.
“These kitchens already have cooks, equipment, delivery systems and supply chains in place. That’s why, on the very first day of the disaster, they were able to immediately serve those in need,” he said on Monday.
He also noted that during the emergency response, the SPPG will suspend preparation of school lunches, as many schools have been closed due to the disasters. The kitchens, which normally operate five days a week, will also open on weekends to provide meals for affected residents.
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Dadan added that only kitchens unaffected by the floods and landslides would be used to serve evacuees.
