North Sumatra mourns, floods and landslides hit

Viralterkini.id, Medan – Floods and landslides hit several areas in North Sumatra (North Sumatra) simultaneously. Temporary data shows that 13 people died as a result of the incident.
“As of this morning, 13 people were declared dead in seven districts/cities,” said Head of Emergency Management, Equipment and Logistics of the BPBD of North Sumatra Province, Sri Wahyuni, Wednesday (26/11/2025).

The victims who died came from two districts, namely South Tapanuli and Central Tapanuli.

In South Tapanuli nine victims died. Meanwhile, the other four victims were residents of Mardame Village, Sitahuis District, Central Tapanuli Regency, as a result of being buried by landslide material in their house.

BPDB North Sumatra Province stated that the rainfall from Saturday (22/11), to Tuesday (25/11), resulted in hydrometeorological disasters in the form of overflowing of a number of rivers causing floods, and landslides hit seven districts/cities in North Sumatra.

The areas hit by the disaster were Central Tapanuli, Sibolga, Mandailing Natal, South Tapanuli, North Tapanuli, South Nias and Padangsidimpuan.

“There were 37 injured victims, and three people were still declared missing in South Tapanuli. Data collection is still being collected in Central Tapanuli,” he said.

Apart from that, 330 housing units in South Tapanuli were damaged, 12 of which were seriously damaged. And one school unit was damaged.

Meanwhile, in Mandailing Natal there were 561 families or 2,244 people displaced, 13 houses were heavily damaged, one school unit was damaged, and floods submerged 85 hectares of residents’ agricultural land.

Meanwhile in North Tapanuli there were 19 heads of families sleeping in refugee camps, five housing units were heavily damaged, 64 housing units were slightly damaged, and four roads were damaged and one bridge was cut off.

“In South Nias, one house was badly damaged, and one road section was disrupted. In Padangsidimpuan, one victim was declared missing, and 220 people were living in refugee camps,” said Sri Wahyuni. (bn)