Overview
- Officials report six people missing as rescuers struggle to reach isolated communities across six regencies in North Sumatra.
- Sibolga recorded some of the heaviest losses, with at least five bodies recovered, three residents injured, and searches ongoing for four missing people.
- In Central Tapanuli, landslides destroyed homes and killed a family of four, while nearly 2,000 houses and buildings were inundated.
- BNPB said South Tapanuli saw seven additional fatalities, 58 injuries, and 2,851 people evacuated, with bridges destroyed and dozens of houses damaged.
- Emergency shelters have opened and residents in high‑risk zones were urged to leave, as meteorologists point to seasonal monsoon conditions and developing cyclone seeds; separate operations in Central Java recently ended after 38 deaths.