The Aceh Disaster Management Agency (BPBA) has reported that 13\nvillages across seven sub-districts in the Southeast Aceh Regency have\nbeen submerged by floods following heavy rainfall since Saturday night\n(26\/9).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe high rainfall in Southeast Aceh has caused a significant\nincrease in the water levels of the Lawe Kisam and Lawe Kinga rivers,\nleading to overflows into residential areas,\u201d stated the Head of BPBA,\nBahron Bakti, in his report in Banda Aceh on Sunday.<\/p>\n
He noted that the affected areas include the villages of Terutung\nMegara Lawe Pasaran and Kisam Gabungan in the Lawe Sumur sub-district;\nMaha Singkil in the Bukit Tusam sub-district; Terutung Seperim, Pancar\nIman, Kuta Seri, Bambel Gabungan, and Lembah Haji in the Bambel\nsub-district; and Kati Maju in the Ketambe sub-district.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the floods have hit Mbarung and Batu Mbulan I in the\nBabussalam sub-district; Simpang Empat Tanjung in the Darul Hasanah\nsub-district; and Pulonas Baru in the Lawe Bulan sub-district.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis flood disaster has affected 52 families, or 203 individuals.\nThere have been no casualties or displaced persons,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Bahron mentioned that the floods have destroyed approximately 40\nhectares of agricultural land in Terutung Megara Lawe Pasaran and\nsurrounding areas, as well as 10 hectares of paddy fields in Kisam\nGabungan.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Kutacane - Blangkejeren road in Kati Maju, Ketambe\nsub-district, has been buried by landslides, and PLN electricity poles\nhave been knocked down.<\/p>\n
The breach of the Lawe Kisam river embankment has also caused water\nto overflow into residential areas in Terutung Megara Lawe Pasaran and\nPancar Iman in the Bambel sub-district.<\/p>\n
Emergency connecting roads and the Natam-Simpang IV Tanjung bridge,\nas well as the Mbarung bridge which serves as access to the Lawe Alas\nsub-district, are currently impassable after being eroded by the\nriver.<\/p>\n
Moreover, the bridge approach at Mbarung Datuk - Lawe Sikap has\ncollapsed, meaning the bridge is currently inaccessible to four-wheeled\nvehicles.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe road from Pulonas Baru to Lawe Rutung has also suffered erosion\ndue to the Lawe Bulan river current, spanning approximately 50 metres.\nAdditionally, parts of the road on the Biakmuli steel truss bridge (a\nnational bridge) appear to be sinking,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Bahron added that the current response measures by the Southeast Aceh\nDisaster Management Agency (BPBD) involve deploying Rapid Response Team\n(TRC) members to the locations to conduct data collection.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, one excavator unit is being deployed to repair the\nembankment and normalise the Lawe Kisam river in Pancar Iman, Bambel\nsub-district.<\/p>\n
\u201cBPBD TRC officers are also continuing to clear fallen trees that are\nblocking the Kutacane-Blangkejeren national road (Tanjakan Gurah\nKetambe),\u201d concluded Bahron Bakti.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bpba-seven-sub-districts-in-southeast-aceh-hit-by-floods-1790524622", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }