Rizieq Regrets that the Sumatran Floods and Landslides Were Not Designated a National Disaster

December 2, 2025
9:20 PM

Jakarta, cartitleloans Indonesia
—
Frontman of the Islamic Brotherhood Front (FPI)
Rizieq Shihab
regrets the government’s steps in not declaring the massive flood and landslide disaster that occurred in three provinces of Sumatra–Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra–at the end of last November not yet designated with national disaster emergency response status by the government of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
“So I regret that until today the government has not been willing to declare the disaster that occurred in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra a national disaster,” said Rizieq during the 212 reunion at Monas, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (3/12) early morning WIB.
He then quoted BNPB data regarding fatalities, injured victims, missing people and those displaced by the disaster.
ADVERTISEMENT
SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT
According to Rizieq, dozens of districts/cities in three provinces affected by the disaster were enough to be declared a national disaster.
“If it is declared a national disaster, then the handling will be more focused, it will be more serious, and it will open the door to aid for the whole world who wants to come, who wants to help. If our country is not yet capable, don’t close the door to world aid, right?”he said.
On that occasion, Rizieq also invited the crowd who came to come together to help the victims of the disaster.Rizieq asked the mass organizations present at the 212 reunion to raise humanitarian funds to help the victims affected by flash floods and landslides in Sumatra.
“All FPI branches in Aceh, North Sumatra, as well as West Sumatra, since the first day the earthquake occurred, have all opened posts and public kitchens to help our brothers and sisters,” he said.
The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) recorded that the death toll in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra had increased to 712 people as of Tuesday (2/12) afternoon.
Based on BNPB data displayed on their official website, the number of missing victims is 507 people in the three affected provinces.
Meanwhile, the crowd of 212 Reunion participants in the Monas area had dispersed since midnight last night.At least since midnight, crowds wearing all white clothes were seen walking away from the event area towards the south and southeast doors.
Apart from that, some of the group went home by bus.They went up around Monas.
The crowd dispersed after a series of prayers, remembrance, orations, congregational prayers, and occult prayers.The reunion closed at around 00.30 WIB.
Outside Monas, traffic appeared to be flowing smoothly as the crowd dispersed.Most of them returned home in groups, some of them using private vehicles.
(yoa/kid)
[Gambas:cartitleloans Video]