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Indonesia's federal agency responsible for search and rescue operations during disasters. - Leading search and rescue operations
A predawn landslide tore through Pasir Langu village on Mount Burangrang's slopes at 2 a.m. on January 24, 2026, burying 34-48 houses and a marine training camp under up to 8 meters of mud while residents slept. The disaster has claimed at least 85 lives, including at least 23 members of Indonesia's elite marine force who were conducting border patrol training, with search teams now in their 12th day manually excavating a 2-kilometer debris field using over 3,675 personnel, tracker dogs, drones, and heavy equipment despite unstable terrain.[1][2][7]
Updated Feb 4
Basarnas coordinates search and rescue operations during disasters, including air and sea assets. - Leads largest SAR deployment of 2024–2025 in Sumatra
In late November 2025, Cyclone Senyar formed over the Strait of Malacca and made landfall on Sumatra, unleashing days of extreme rainfall that triggered catastrophic floods and landslides across the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. The disaster has killed at least 950 people, left 274 missing, injured thousands, and forced around a million people from their homes, making it one of Southeast Asia’s deadliest recent climate-related catastrophes.
Updated Dec 11, 2025
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