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Two children die as floods strike Medan
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Disaster Management Agency personnel evacuate residents by rubber boat amid floods that inundated Lhoksukon, North Aceh in Aceh province on Monday. (Antara/Rahmad)
Heavy downpours in North Sumatra in the past few days have caused landslides and flooding that have claimed at least two lives.
Two children died in floods in Medan Maimon district, Medan city, on Sunday, local authorities said. The victims M. Noval, 4, and M. Ikhsan, 7, were reportedly washed away when floods hit their homes in the city.
The floodwater also inundated roads in Medan and caused traffic congestion, including in front of North Sumatra Police headquarters on Jl. Sisingamangaraja.
Landslides were also reported in Adiantkoting village, North Tapanuli regency, on Monday following days of heavy rain. The landslides blocked the road connecting Tarutung to Sibolga regency.
One resident, Udin, said he had to stay overnight in his car as he could not pass the road because of the landslides.
“I waited for more than nine hours stuck in Adiantkoting village,” said the Sibolga resident, who wished to travel to Medan.
The head of Medan Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Edison Kurniawan said the rain was expected to last for several more days.
“There is still the potential for heavy rains in the next few days so people need to be alert for floods, landslides and heavy seas around North Sumatra,” he told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday. (vla/rin)
