Jakarta – Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Lt. Gen. Suharyanto updated data on disaster victims in Sumatra. He relayed the latest data developments, as many as 921 people have died today. Suharyanto reported this directly to President Prabowo Subianto during a meeting to speed up disaster management in Sumatra, Sunday (7/12/2025). The coordination meeting was held at Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Base, Aceh Besar, Aceh. “Allow us to submit today’s report, Mr. President, for today’s death toll 921 people, 392 people missing, 975 thousand people displaced,” said Suharyanto. PAGE TO CONTINUE CONTENT Previously, BNPB said 940 people had died. This data is known based on the dashboard website for emergency management of floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, at 17:00 WIB. During the meeting, Prabowo emphasized the importance of speeding up repairs to bridging infrastructure in disaster areas. He emphasized that the bailey bridge in Bireuen Aceh will be operational this week. “I came today for the second time, earlier I saw first-hand the conditions in Bireuen together with the governor and several officials and saw that the construction of the bailey bridge is progressing well. It is hoped that it will be operational within a week so that the next bridge will start opening,” said Prabowo, opening the meeting. Prabowo admitted he had received reports that conditions in the disaster area were still worrying. He urged a number of parties to pay special attention to dealing with disasters. “Then I got a report that the conditions are quite alarming. Many of the rice fields are also damaged. Are there farmers here? Irrigation is very important. Then the governor and Bulati reported that there is quite a lot of housing that we had to help rebuild,” he said. The members of the Red and White Cabinet who were present at the venue include Coordinating Minister for PMK Pratikno, Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono, Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf (Gus Ipul), Minister of PKP Mineral Resources and Minister of Public Energy, Maruarl Lahail, Minister of Public Energy Works Dody Hanggodo, Minister of Interior Tito Karnavian, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya. Also present were Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf (Mualem), National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, KSAD TNI General Maruli Simanjuntak, KSAL TNI Admiral Muhammad Ali, KSAU TNI Marshal Tonny Harjono, Chief of BNPB Lt.Gen. Suharyanto, managing director of Prasodjo. (fca/whn)