Banda Aceh, Aceh (ANTARA) - The Aceh provincial government has deployed around 3,000 civil servants as volunteers to areas hit by recent flash floods and landslides, aiming to keep essential public services running as recovery efforts continue, officials said Sunday.
“The deployment of these civil servants is part of our effort to ensure the public continues to receive basic services during these difficult times,” Aceh Regional Secretary M. Nasir told reporters in Banda Aceh.
The volunteers are tasked not only with supporting post-disaster repairs to damaged infrastructure, but also with ensuring that government services remain operational in affected communities.
Their work includes clearing debris and mud, restoring access to public facilities, and assisting health, education and social services for displaced residents. The civil servants have been assigned to the field for two days, from Dec. 29 to Dec. 30, 2025.
Nasir said that, as of late December, emergency conditions remain in several parts of Aceh, with floods, landslides and extreme weather continuing to disrupt daily life and basic services.
Beyond cleanup efforts, the volunteers are also helping coordinate health services, provide assistance to vulnerable groups such as children and the elderly, and strengthen local social services in hard-hit areas.
He stressed that the government’s presence at disaster sites is meant as a show of solidarity with affected communities, adding that deployments will be adjusted depending on developments and conditions on the ground.
Aceh is one of three provinces in Sumatra—along with North Sumatra and West Sumatra—struck by severe floods and landslides in late November 2025, following days of heavy rainfall.
According to Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), the disasters had claimed at least 1,140 lives as of Dec. 28, with 513 deaths recorded in Aceh alone, making it the worst-affected province.
Authorities say search, rescue and recovery operations are ongoing, while emergency aid and public service support remain a priority as thousands of residents continue to cope with the aftermath of the disasters.
