Tebing Tinggi, Samosir hit by floods, landslide<\/p>\n
Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra<\/p>\n
Torrential rain, which had pounded several parts of North Sumatra
\nfor the past week, has caused floods in Tebing Tinggi
\nmunicipality, some 80 kilometers south of Medan, the capital of
\nNorth Sumatra.<\/p>\n
The rain also caused landslide in Samosir regency in Samosir
\nisland, some 170 kilometers south of Medan.<\/p>\n
The floods in Tebing Tinggi, caused by the overflow of Padang
\nriver here in the last two days, have inundated thousands of
\nresidents' homes and public facilities, such as schools and
\ngovernment offices.<\/p>\n
No fatalities was immediately reported, but at least one
\nperson went missing. David, a 17 year-old student at a senior
\nhigh school in Bulian subdistrict in Tebing Tinggi, was swept
\naway by swift currents of the Kelembah river, a tributary of
\nPadang river, while he was having bath there. Searching for the
\nmissing boy was still going on.<\/p>\n
The hardest hit areas were Bulian, Pabatu, Lubuk Baru, Pinang
\nMancung, Brohol, Bandar Sakti, Bandar Utama, Sri Padang,
\nTambangan and Badak Bejuang subdistricts.<\/p>\n
Bulian subdistrict head, Nur Hasyim, said on Tuesday that
\nfloods had submerged at least 435 residential houses in four
\nhamlets. Several schools in Bulian subdistrict was inundated by
\nwater half meter deep.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in Badak Bejuang subdistrict, market activities at
\nthe Senangin traditional market here was hampered due to the
\nflooding that reached 70 centimeters deep.<\/p>\n
Residents of the Semut hamlet, whose houses were submerged in
\nwater, have even been evacuated to the safer areas or their
\nrelatives houses, which were not effected by floods.<\/p>\n
Residents along Jl. Letda Sudjono in Pinang Mancung
\nsubdistrict saved their belongings to higher grounds. Several
\nyouths were seen asking for alms from passersby.<\/p>\n
A Bulian subdistrict resident, Abdul, said the water level of
\nPadang river for the past two days had drastically risen due to
\nheavy downpour. It had risen since Sunday morning and reached its
\nhighest level on Monday, set by heavy rains in the upper reaches
\nof the river, he said.<\/p>\n
\"The river water had quite subsided on Sunday afternoon. Some
\nof us were cleaning our belongings. But the next day, it
\noverflowed again and flooded residents homes,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Heavy rains in several parts of North Sumatra had also caused
\nlandslides in Samosir regency.The main road connecting Tomok and
\nPangururan areas here was badly damaged hit by landslide. Traffic
\nuntil this moment is totally cut.<\/p>\n
Simanindo subdistrict head, Unggul Sitanggang said, the
\nlandslide which occurred on Sunday night, resulted from incessant
\nheavy rains for several days. He had reported the incident to the
\nregent.<\/p>",
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