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969 victims died
Refugees are still nearly one million people
Mass burial
Emergency response extended
Starting to be attacked by disease
Jakarta, hitclubapk3 Indonesia
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Almost three weeks have passed since the disaster occurred
flood
flash and landslides in three areas in
Sumatra
, namely Aceh, North Sumatra (North Sumatra) and West Sumatra (Sumbar) at the end of last November.
The search and evacuation process for victims who are declared missing continues to be carried out.Apart from that, restoration of road access which was once cut off is also continuing.
Meanwhile, many of those who survived are still living in refugee camps.Moreover, they lost their homes as a result of the disaster.
hitclubapk3Indonesia.com
has summarized a number of the latest facts regarding flooding in Sumatra as follows:
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969 victims died
The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that the number of world victims due to flash floods and landslides increased to 969 people as of Wednesday (10/12).
In detail, in the Aceh region it was reported that there were 391 people, in North Sumatra there were 340 people and in West Sumatra there were 238 people.
Meanwhile, 252 people were missing and in the process of being searched in the three provinces.In detail, in Aceh there were 31 people, in North Sumatra there were 128 people and in West Sumatra there were 93 people.
Refugees are still nearly one million people
Deputy Head of the TNI Information Center, Brigadier General TNI Osmar Silalahi, said the number of refugees in the three provinces was recorded at 902,545 people as of last Wednesday.
Nevertheless, Omar claims there has been a decline in the number of refugees.Based on data held by Osmar, there were 1,047,107 flood and landslide victims who took refuge in several evacuation posts and tents on Monday (8/12).
According to Ormar, this is a sign that some of the victims are slowly starting to move to their homes to return to their activities.
He said, all personnel would still be deployed to deliver logistics, open land routes and maximize the evacuation process at disaster locations.
Mass burial
As many as 24 bodies of flash flood victims in West Sumatra (Sumbar) were buried en masse at Bungus TPU, Teluk Kabung, Padang, Wednesday afternoon.This mass burial was carried out because up to the 12th day after the disaster, the 24 bodies had still not been identified and there was no DNA match with the residents.
“The burial was carried out in one burrow [grave]. So the 24 coffins were put in one burrow,” said the Regional Secretary of West Sumatra Province, Arry Yuswandi to
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West Sumatra Regional Police Chief Inspector General Gatot Tri Suryanta said that as of Wednesday afternoon, the number of victims of the flash flood disaster in West Sumatra was recorded at 351 victims.Of this number, 238 people were found dead and 20 people seriously injured.Meanwhile, 93 people are missing and still being searched for.
Gatot said that of the 238 who died, 24 of them were not identified.
“Six adult men, three adult women, seven boys, four girls and four others in the form of body parts,” he said.
Emergency response extended
On the other hand, the emergency response period for floods and landslides in North Sumatra (North Sumatra) has been extended for the next two weeks or from 10 – 23 December 2025. This is because the 18 districts/cities affected by the disaster are still not in a safe condition.
The Daily Chair of the North Sumatra Disaster Emergency Post, Basarin Yunus Tanjung, said that the extension of this status was necessary to perfect and speed up emergency response actions in the affected areas.
“We recommend extending the disaster emergency response status for the next two weeks. From the evaluation meeting, there are still 18 districts/cities that state that their areas are not yet safe from the threat of this disaster,” said Basarin after the Disaster Management Evaluation Meeting, Wednesday.
Basarin explained that a number of areas that were recommended to extend the Disaster Emergency Response status included South Tapanuli (Tapsel), Central Tapanuli (Tapteng), Sibolga and Langkat.
Starting to be attacked by disease
Flash floods and landslides caused the South Tapanuli Regency (Tapsel), North Sumatra (North Sumatra) to be devastated.Garoga Village, Batang Toru District is one of the villages that was quite badly affected.
Hundreds of houses were destroyed, lost by the current.Flash floods and landslides left stones mixed with large logs.Road access in the area has not yet been restored.The pedestrian bridge that residents have been using is now badly damaged.The only way is by boat.
Danyon C, the pioneer of the North Sumatra Police Mobile Brigade Unit, Commissioner Zaenal Mukhlisin, said that currently residents affected by the disaster in Garoga Village are starting to be haunted by disease.Officers were forced to evacuate by boat.
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