Severe floods hit Sumatra, damaging thousands of homes and affecting more than 26 000 people
Thousands of homes have been damaged and more than 26 000 people affected by severe floods in the Serdang Bedagai Regency of North Sumatra, Indonesia over the past couple of weeks. Floods in the region began mid-November and worsened on November 23. The worst affected city was Tebing Tinggi, with authorities describing the floods there as the worst in history.
Among the affected sub-districts are Sei Bamban, Sei Rampah, Dolok Masihul, and Sipispis, according to Indonesia’s disaster management agency BNPB. Up to 26 680 people were left suffering from inundations.
Tebing Tinggi has been hit the worst as torrential rainfall since Friday, November 27, caused the Padang River to overflow, submerging houses and streets. The water had not receded by Sunday, November 30.
The city government reported that 6 663 houses have been damaged in the city. North Sumatra Governor Edy Rahmayadi added that heavy rainfall destroyed up to 50 m (164 feet) of the Padang River's embankments, flooding the Tanjung Marulak area.
"This is the largest flood that has occurred in Tebing Tinggi," Edy remarked. No fatalities were reported.
Berdoa utk keselamatan saudara2ku di Tebing Tinggi, Sumatera Utara. Semoga banjir segera surut.
*Video kiriman di WAG. pic.twitter.com/Dbpp69JjGT
— Teguh Santosa (@TeguhTimurCom) November 29, 2020
Sayu saya tengok. Waktu sukar seperti ini sudah tiba.
Saya dan pasukan seperti biasa giat gandakan usahakan menghantar sumbangan pek makanan kepada mangsa banjir di Kampung Tebing/Napoh, Mukim Hosba.
Doakan kami semua! pic.twitter.com/s8ljKkLXbb
— Amiruddin Hamzah (@YbTokmet) November 23, 2020
BANJIR melanda Kota Tebing Tinggi dan sebahagian di Kabupaten Sergei (Serdang Bedagai), Sabtu (28/11/2020).
KINERJA Gubernur nya NOL besar dari gerombolan KADRUN.
••• Banjir Terjang Kawasan Kota Tebing Tinggi, Ribuan Rumah Terendam. https://t.co/FievXKm8uh
(1). pic.twitter.com/EzfdYPolqH
— Hasian (@sirajapadoha) November 30, 2020
Bersama wakil MPP Zon 12 & pegawai YB @DrSitiMariah meninjau beberapa rumah yg terkesan dari banjir kilat atas faktor rumah yg dibina rendah berbanding jalan raya. Insyallah saya bersama Pusat Khidmat DUN Sri Serdang akan duduk berbincang bagi meringankan musibah penduduk ini. pic.twitter.com/dTfUwqFIcj
— Abbas Azmi (@AbbasBinAzmi) November 25, 2020
Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai melaporkan banjir di wilayahnya belum surut hingga hari ini, Sabtu (28/11). Beberapa faktor menjadi pemicu banjir berkepanjangan yang melanda lima kecamatan. Selengkapnya : https://t.co/tdeMMSx3hF pic.twitter.com/vNuhAOTDii
— BNPB Indonesia (@BNPB_Indonesia) November 28, 2020
Featured image credit: BNPB
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