inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, Head of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (PRR) for the Sumatra Region, revealed that the number of displaced persons (IDPs) following the Sumatra disaster has dropped significantly.
According to data from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) as of February 25, 2026, the number of displaced persons (IDPs) in three provinces has dropped significantly from 2,108,582 to 11,250.
The number of displaced persons is broken down to 10,400 in Aceh Province and 850 in North Sumatra Province.
"In West Sumatra Province, thank God, we have no more displaced persons. There are no more displaced persons in tents; all of them are in temporary shelters," Tito said in a statement in Jakarta on Friday (2/27/2026).
Tito conveyed this during a Ministerial Coordination Meeting of the Post-Natural Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Task Force in the Sumatra Region at the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (PMK) building in Jakarta.
During the meeting, he reported that five villages in two provinces needed to be restructured due to the impact of the disaster. These villages were three in Aceh Province and two in North Sumatra Province. Meanwhile, no villages in West Sumatra required redevelopment.
Tito also explained that of the 52 regencies/cities affected by the disaster, conditions in 38 have returned to normal. Furthermore, conditions in three regencies/cities are approaching normal. Meanwhile, 11 regencies/cities still require special attention.
Tito explained that indicators of a region's normality are determined by several variables. These include governance, public services, land access, economic and social aspects, and other basic indicators, including gas stations, electricity, PDAM (Regional Water Company), internet access, LPG gas, landfills (TPA-TPST), waste banks, and river normalization.
"Previously, there was another problem, namely the problem of rice fields and plantations which were also affected, as well as fish ponds and fisheries," he added.
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