Three months after the disaster, eight villages in Tapanuli Tengah\nand Tapanuli Selatan remain difficult to access.<\/p>\n
The floods and landslides that hit the North Sumatra region on\nNovember 25, 2025, continue to pose problems.<\/p>\n
Although the disaster occurred three months ago, eight villages in\nTapanuli Tengah and Tapanuli Selatan regencies remain difficult to\nreach.<\/p>\n
Assistant for Governance and People\u2019s Welfare of North Sumatra,\nBasarin Yunus Tanjung, said in North Tapanuli that the areas with\nlimited access include Rura Julu Toruan village in Sipaholon\nsub-district.<\/p>\n
Then there are Pertengahan village, Huta Tua village, and Huta Julu\nParbalik village in Parmonangan sub-district.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in Tapanuli Tengah, areas with limited access are in Tukka\nand Sibabangun sub-districts, including Saur Manggita village, Sait\nKalangan Dua village, Sigiring-giring village, and Sibio-bio\nvillage.<\/p>\n
Basarin emphasized that these areas are not completely isolated.\nResidents can still pass through using motorcycles or on foot. However,\nfour-wheeled vehicles cannot enter because the condition of the bridges\nand roads has not fully recovered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese areas with limited access are not isolated. They can still be\nreached by two-wheeled vehicles and on foot. However, four-wheeled\nvehicles cannot,\u201d said Basarin, Thursday (February 26).<\/p>\n
Temporary bridges<\/p>\n
He also explained that the government, together with the military, is\nbuilding 10 temporary bridges in several affected areas. Eight bridges\nhave been completed, while two others are still under construction.<\/p>\n
However, subsequent floods on February 11 and 16 caused one of the\ncompleted bridges to shift and be damaged.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut because there were subsequent floods on February 11 and 16, one\nof the bridges shifted again and was damaged, but we will repair it\nagain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In addition to building bridges, officers are also cleaning up and\nexcavating landslide material that has blocked village roads. Basarin\nhopes that the repair process can be completed in March, provided the\nweather is favorable.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the weather is favorable, this can be completed by March, we hope\nthe weather will support it,\u201d said Basarin.<\/p>\n
The temporary bridges are built using iron construction with\nretaining plates on the left and right sides, and the top is filled with\nsoil so that vehicles can pass. The materials are provided by the North\nSumatra Provincial Government, while the equipment and technical support\ncome from the military.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what we are building in cooperation with the military, where\nthe materials come from the Provincial Government and the equipment\ncomes from the military, hopefully it will be passable for four-wheeled\nvehicles to transport food supplies,\u201d said Basarin.<\/p>\n
Given that floods occurred again on February 11 and 16, the North\nSumatra Provincial Government is also conducting weather modification\noperations to anticipate further impacts. This effort is being made to\nensure that rainfall is not concentrated in one area.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have carried out this weather modification operation on February\n18-21 at two locations, namely Silangit Airport and Kualanamu Airport,\nwe hope that with this weather modification operation, there will be no\nmore rain in Tapteng in the next few days,\u201d said Basarin.<\/p>\n
It is known that the floods and landslides affected 479,047\nhouseholds or 1,803,725 people. As of now, 909 households or 3,506\npeople are still in evacuation tents. Meanwhile, the death toll is 376,\n4 injured, and 40 missing.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/three-months-after-the-disaster-eight-villages-in-tapteng-tapsel-remain-difficult-to-access-1772128026", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }