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View all search resultsSumatra needs more than $3 billion in recovery funds after floods
The death toll from the cyclone-induced floods and landslides reached 950 as of Monday, with 274 people still missing, according to official data. The storms also killed about 200 people in southern Thailand and Malaysia.
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A chopper carrying President Prabowo Subianto inspects flood affected areas in Blang Bintang, Aceh province on December 7, 2025. (AFP/Chaideer Mahyudin)
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umatra island will need Rp 51.82 trillion ($3.11 billion) in reconstruction and recovery funds following a series of deadly floods, senior government officials said.
The death toll from the cyclone-induced floods and landslides reached 950 as of Monday, with 274 people still missing, according to official data. The storms also killed about 200 people in southern Thailand and Malaysia.
Suharyanto, head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, said that the recovery funds needed across the three provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra may still increase as the agency continues to calculate how much damage has been done.
Among the three provinces affected, Aceh needs the most funds, amounting to a total of Rp 25.41 trillion, Suharyanto said at a cabinet meeting led by President Prabowo Subianto in Aceh province late on Sunday.
North Sumatra and West Sumatra will require Rp 12.88 trillion and Rp 13.52 trillion respectively, he added.
The reconstruction process will soon begin in some areas in North Sumatra and West Sumatra, which have recovered relatively well, he said.
"So, areas that are already in better condition can start the reconstruction process. We will relocate people living in evacuation centres to temporary houses," Suharyanto said without providing a timeline.
