Jakarta, Dec. 3 -- The Indonesian government is strengthening disaster response measures, including accelerating aid delivery to flood-hit Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, after the district had previously been cut off, a minister said.

Aceh Tamiang is among the areas in Sumatra affected by recent severe floods, which have impacted at least 310,000 residents in the district.

"Several locations are still inaccessible, but I received a report last night that access to the Tamiang land route is now at least passable by four-wheeled vehicles," Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf said on Wednesday.

He said the restored access, after days of isolation, allows logistical aid distribution to be accelerated.

The minister stressed that the government co...