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Local Governments Overwhelmed in the Wake of the Sumatra Floods

Monday, December 8, 2025

Prabowo Subianto is reluctant to declare a state of emergency due to the ongoing natural disaster, citing budgetary factors and the potential influx of foreign aid.

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The condition of residents' homes affected by the flash flood in Garoga Village, Batang Toru District, South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra, December 4, 2025. Tempo/Andi Adam Faturahman. tempo : 177078221885.

TREE trunks and mud came roaring in like waves, smashing into the home of Nasra Lubis in Garoga village, Batangtoru subdistrict, South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra. From her motorbike at dawn on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, Nasra watched her house collapse, leaving behind only the corrugated aluminum roof.

Before the flash flood hit, Nasra and her husband, Ashari Hasibuan, managed to escape. Ashari sped his motorbike toward higher ground. They

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Francisca Christy Rosana, Egi Adyatama, Hendrik Yaputra, Vedro Immanuel Girsang (Jakarta), Andi Adam Faturahman (Central Tapanuli), Daniel Ahmad Fajri (Aceh), and Taufiq Siddiq (Agam, Aceh) contributed to the writing of this article.

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