February 24, 2026 | 04:26 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) clarified a viral video of a disaster-affected resident in Aceh Tamiang claiming to have been asked to return to a refugee tent after receiving the key to a temporary housing unit. The information is untrue, according to Abdul Muhari, the head of the Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center at BNPB.
"That definitely did not happen," he said in a statement on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, but admitted that he did not yet see the video.
But Abdul said the temporary housing units were built to shelter displaced residents after the floods and landslides struck the region last year. "So no one stays in the tents anymore," he said.
An elderly resident, as uploaded by @mufaiisme on Instagram, previously claimed to have been evicted from the temporary home. The video has been viewed 53 thousand times and has received 144 comments.
The brief video shows an elderly woman standing alone in front of an orange refugee tent. The woman was then asked by the recorder if she was asked to return to the tent after receiving the key to occupy the temporary housing unit. The woman just nodded in agreement, and the clip did not specify who evicted the disaster-affected resident.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Tito Karnavian, said he was not aware of the news. "Social media sometimes differs from the facts. I will check," said Tito on Sunday, February 22, 2026.
Based on data from the Task Force for Accelerating Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Post-Disasters in Sumatra in early February, the total construction of temporary housing units in the three provinces reached 17,499 units, with 4,263 units of them completed, equivalent to 24 percent of the total plan.
In detail, 3,248 units out of the total 15,934 temporary home constructions have been completed in Aceh. Meanwhile, in North Sumatra, 539 units were completed out of the total 947 planned, or 57 percent. West Sumatra has 476 temporary homes out of the planned 618 units, equal to 77 percent complete.
Read: 99 Schools Affected by Sumatra Disaster Forced to Hold Classes in Tents
Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News
Land Movement in Central Java's Tegal Damages 863 Houses
12 hari lalu
The land movement disaster was preceded by a week-long rain that drenched Padasari Village, Jatinegara District, Tegal Regency, Central Java.
Indonesian Govt Claims Rapid Recovery After Sumatra Floods
12 hari lalu
Indonesia's Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya claimed that post-disaster recovery in Sumatra is progressing very quickly.
Land Movement Displaces Over 2,000 Residents in Central Java
14 hari lalu
The Tegal Regency Government has declared a Disaster Emergency Response Status for the land movement phenomenon.
BNPB Says West Bandung Landslide Death Toll Reaches 17
29 hari lalu
The Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that the death toll from the landslide in Cisarua, West Bandung Regency, reached 17
BNPB: Death Toll from Sumatra Disaster Reaches 1,201
30 hari lalu
Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that the death toll from the ecological disaster in Sumatra reached 1,201 as of Sunday.
Sumatra Disaster Update: 1,200 Fatalities and 143 Missing
33 hari lalu
There are still 143 people reported missing following the Sumatra disaster, an increase of two since Friday, January 16, 2026.
BNPB: Weather Modification in West Java Continues Until January 25
34 hari lalu
National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) is continuing its weather modification operations to anticipate flooding in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia.
BNPB: Sumatra Disaster Death Toll Reaches 1,190
39 hari lalu
BNPB said 141 people remain missing, while the total number of evacuees across three affected provinces has reached 131,500.
Floods Hit Several Indonesian Regions Over Past Two Days
43 hari lalu
The BNPB says that the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, West Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan, and Java were hit by floods in the first week of January 2026.
BNPB: Sumatra Disaster Fatalities Climb to 1,182
45 hari lalu
The BNPB official confirmed that the latest victims were identified as one individual in North Aceh, two in Langkat, and one in Central Tapanuli.
