Disaster-affected residents in West Pasaman receive assistance from President
Simpang Empat — The West Pasaman District Government in West Sumatra has received relief packages of religious items and clothing from President Prabowo Subianto to be distributed to residents affected by the disaster in the region.
Regent of West Pasaman Yulianto, upon receiving the assistance in Simpang Empat on Monday, expressed appreciation and gratitude to the central government for the attention given to the people of West Pasaman, particularly residents affected by the disaster that occurred recently.
“Thank you to President Prabowo Subianto and the Ministry of Home Affairs. This assistance is very meaningful for our community. This support will be used to help the process of handling as well as the mental and spiritual recovery of disaster-affected residents,” he said.
The handover of assistance was led by Nasrun, Director of the Directorate of Facilities for Transfer and Regional Debt Financing at the Ministry of Home Affairs, along with his team.
The assistance provided includes various religious and clothing needs, including 1,000 Qurans, 1,000 prayer mats, 1,000 sarongs, and 1,000 sets of women’s prayer garments.
In addition, adult clothing was also provided in the form of 1,000 pairs of trousers, 100 jackets, 100 t-shirts, 100 shirts, 100 headscarves, 6,600 sets of nightwear, as well as 100 pieces of various other clothing.
Nasrun hoped that the assistance could help alleviate the burden on the community whilst accelerating the recovery of social conditions in the disaster-affected areas.
The floods and landslides that occurred in late November 2025 in West Pasaman resulted in five deaths and three people missing.
Additionally, 83 houses were damaged, 17 road segments and 15 bridges were destroyed, 16 schools were affected, and 603.39 hectares of agricultural land were impacted.
Other impacts included damage to one market and seven stalls, 23 places of worship, as well as three health facilities.
In the housing sector, the value of damage and losses reached 6.851.700.000 rupiah.
In the infrastructure sector, the value of damage and losses reached 673.249.799.320,55 rupiah.
In the economic sector, the value of damage and losses amounted to 51.367.586.468,40 rupiah.
Additionally, in the social sector the value of damage and losses reached 2.502.465.000,00 rupiah.
Meanwhile, cross-sector impacts included damage and loss value of 669.345.200 rupiah.
The estimated budget requirement for rehabilitation and reconstruction, he said, includes the housing sector at 5.733.000.000 rupiah, infrastructure sector 680.875.955.908,42 rupiah, economic sector 23.540.738.231 rupiah, social sector 2.597.988.200 rupiah, as well as cross-sector 133.862.494.000 rupiah.
“The total budget requirement overall reaches 846.610.176.339,42 rupiah,” he explained.