Two Residents Reported Missing Following Flash Floods in Solok

The Padang Search and Rescue (SAR) Office in West Sumatra has deployed personnel to search for two residents of Solok who went missing after flash floods struck on Monday night, 21 September 2026.

“As a result of this incident, two residents have been reported missing, and the search for the victims is currently ongoing,” said the Head of the Padang SAR Office, Abdul Malik, in Padang on Tuesday.

The two missing individuals have been identified as two males, namely Algusral (59) and Dafi (20).

The Padang SAR Office has deployed personnel to Solok since Monday night to conduct search and rescue operations, supported by the Tanah Datar Regency SAR Alert Unit, which arrived at the location in the early hours of Tuesday.

According to preliminary data obtained by Padang SAR, the flash floods that hit Solok on Monday night have resulted in several casualties and significant impacts. Four people were recorded as injured in the disaster and are currently receiving treatment in hospital, while 3lar 32 people were previously evacuated.

The flash flood has also severed access between Padang City and Solok Regency, as flood debris consisting of landslides, sand, stones, and mud covered the road.

Speaking separately, the Regent of Solok, Jon Firman Pandu, explained that several government offices and residential houses around the Solok Regent’s Office Complex in Arosuka were affected by the disaster.

The affected offices include the Department of Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR), the Health Office, the Regional Financial Agency (BKD), the Department of Community and Village Empowerment (DPMN), Bapelitbang, and the Solok Regency Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) area.

He noted that the condition of the PUPR, Health, BKD, DPMN, Bapelitbang, and DPRD offices was significantly more severe compared to other institutions.