Jakarta, Dec. 1 -- Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian would collect official data and investigate the logs that were swept away by the floods in Sumatra.

"The circulating information said it was the result of illegal logging, some said it was rotten wood. However, I cannot answer something I haven't seen myself, nor have I obtained official data, and I need to investigate with law enforcement officials," he said in a press conference in his office on Monday.

According to him, the government is currently focusing on providing aid by air and opening access to isolated areas. President Prabowo Subianto has also visited the affected areas.

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