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Disaster
flood
and
landslide
hit six districts/cities in North Sumatra (
North Sumatra
) due to high intensity rain in the last few days.
The six regions are Central Tapanuli Regency, Mandailing Natal, South Tapanuli, North Tapanuli, Sibolga City and Nias.
North Sumatra Regional Police Chief Inspector General Whisnu Hermawan said there were 20 disaster incidents, consisting of 12 landslides, seven floods and one fallen tree.This incident resulted in 19 residents becoming victims, with details of 10 people dying, three people injured, and six people still being searched for.
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“The impact of the damage was also quite extensive, namely 2,393 families were affected by damage to their houses and 445 residents had to evacuate, while a number of main road accesses were still blocked by landslide material,” said Whisnu, Tuesday (25/11).
He said that in Central Tapanuli Regency, a landslide occurred at 07.00 WIB resulting in four people dying and one house being damaged.The floods that occurred from 17 to 22 November affected 1,902 families and displaced 45 residents.
“In Mandailing Natal, landslides closed the Aek Inumon II Bridge, while floods in Muara Batang Girls displaced 400 residents and submerged 470 houses. In South Tapanuli, a falling tree incident killed one resident and injured another person,” he explained.
Then in North Tapanuli there were three landslides which resulted in one resident being injured, two houses damaged, and blocking the road.
The city of Sibolga was the area with the greatest impact, with six landslides that resulted in five residents dying, three injured, and four people still being searched for, and destroying 17 houses.
“Furthermore, in Nias, landslides also blocked access to the main road in Hiligodu Village, Gunungsitoli. Since the first report came in, the National Police immediately moved quickly to evacuate residents, as well as securing and regulating traffic at a number of affected points,” he said.
However, efforts to search for the six people who have not been found continue to be carried out together with BPBD, Basarnas, TNI and volunteer elements.As reinforcement, the Sipirok Company and Siantar Company Mobile Brigade Unit have been deployed to various locations to assist with evacuation, search and opening road access.
Not only that, the North Sumatra Regional Police through Karo Ops, Police Commissioner Victor Togi Tambunan reported the deployment of the full force of the Mobile Brigade Unit as many as four SSKs in the context of SAR assistance and handling the impact of disasters.
“At 09.30 WIB, 1 SST Yon C Por led by Ipda Slamet was on Jalan Lintas Padang Sidempuan-Tarutung helping evacuate residents and regulate traffic while waiting for heavy equipment,” he explained.
At the same time, another SST Yon C Por under Ipda Erwinsyah S. had arrived in Parsalakan Village, Central Tapanuli, to help evacuate residents due to roads being cut off by landslides.In Batangtoru District, one SST Yon C Por led by Ipda Marbun was in Batujomba waiting for an excavator to open the road.
“Then at 14.15 WIB, one SST Company 2 Yon B Por moved towards Sibolga but the journey was delayed because it was helping evacuate a traffic accident at Simpang Marjarunjung so the travel time was estimated at six hours,” he explained.
He added that the North Sumatra Regional Police also deployed additional support in the form of one SST Samapta, two Dokkes Teams, and one Information Technology Sector Team (Bid TI) to strengthen evacuation, health, communication and data collection services in Central Tapanuli.
“This disaster was triggered by the high intensity of rain in the last few days. A number of areas are still recording flood levels of up to 1 meter, while the weather at night still shows the potential for heavy rain which risks triggering further disasters. The National Police urges the public to remain alert and stay away from areas prone to landslides or flood flows,” he said.
(fnr/dhf)
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