Heavy rainfall on 20-21 May 2026 triggered floods and landslides\nacross three regencies in North Sumatra (Sumut): Tapanuli Utara, Pakpak\nBharat and Padanglawas Utara. The regencies were Tapanuli Utara, Pakpak\nBharat and Padanglawas Utara.<\/p>\n
The Head of Emergency Handling, Equipment and Logistics at the North\nSumatra BPBD (Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah), Sri Wahyuni\nPancasilawati, said that in Tapanuli Utara the floods inundated four\nsubdistricts: Sipahutar, Purbatua Rumah, Siborongborong and\nSimangumban.<\/p>\n
\u2018In Sipahutar Subdistrict, eight hectares of rice fields were\nflooded,\u2019 she said on Friday (22\/5).<\/p>\n
\u2018In Purbatua Rumah Subdistrict, four houses were flooded,\u2019<\/p>\n
In Siborongborong, some community rice crops were at risk of crop\nfailure due to flooding. In Simangumban Subdistrict, the river\noverflowed, making the road access from Simangumban Jae Village to\nSilosung impassable at present.<\/p>\n
\u2018Not only floods, landslides also occurred in Harianja Village,\nPangaribuan Subdistrict, and Dolok Sanggul Village, Simangumban\nSubdistrict. The landslide occurred on Wednesday, 20 May 2026, following\nheavy rains,\u2019 she added.<\/p>\n
The landslides rendered a 20-metre stretch of road impassable to\nvehicles. There are two landslide points at Sipabang, Dolok Sanggul,\nwith road access currently cut off.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in Pakpak Bharat Regency, heavy rain and strong winds\ncaused landslides on Jalan Desa Sibongkaras toward Desa Kuta Tinggi in\nSalak Subdistrict on Thursday, 21 May 2026.<\/p>\n
\u2018The landslides at these two points have been addressed by the local\ngovernment. However, there are three other points that have not yet been\ndealt with, so heavy machinery such as Excavators from the Dinas PUPR\nand the Dinas Pertanian Pakpak Bharat is required,\u2019 she explained.<\/p>\n
Heavy rain also caused flooding in Desa Kuta Tinggi, Salak\nSubdistrict. One dwelling and agricultural land of about five hectares\nwere flooded.<\/p>\n
Sri Wahyuni added that heavy rain also triggered a landslide in\nPadanglawas Utara Regency, at Sababangunan Village, Padang Bolak\nSubdistrict. She confirmed there were no casualties in the incident.<\/p>\n
\u2018The intense rainfall caused a landslide on the Batang Pane riverbank\nat the Pondok Pesantren Tahfidz Quran, Sababangunan. There are no\ncasualties and field personnel are currently conducting assessments,\u2019\nshe said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/floods-and-landslides-hit-three-regencies-in-north-sumatra-1779541965", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }