47 People Died Due To Natural Disasters In North Sumatra

A total of 47 people died due to hydrometeorological disasters hit 13 district/city levels in North Sumatra (North Sumatra) in recent days.

"To this day, a total of 123 victims have been found, of whom 47 have died," said Head of the North Sumatra Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Tuahtah Ramajaya Saragih in Medan, Thursday, November 27, as reported by ANTARA.

Meanwhile, 9 victims, he continued, were still missing, and 67 more victims suffered serious injuries or minor injuries due to flash floods and landslides in North Sumatra.

The total number of victims came from seven regencies/cities in North Sumatra, namely South Tapanuli with 73 victims, 15 each who died, and 58 were injured.

Then, Humbang Hasundutan 18 victims consisting of 5 deaths, 4 missing and 9 injured, Sibolga 17 dead, and North Tapanuli 8 victims 3 died and 5 were missing, respectively.

"In Central Tapanuli there were 4 victims who died, then Pakpak Bharat 2 victims died, and Padangsidempuan 1 victim died," explained Tuahta.

The North Sumatra Provincial BPBD stated that 13 districts/cities in North Sumatra had been hit by hydrometeorological disasters, namely Langkat, Central Tapanuli, Sibolga, and Mandailing Natal.

In addition, South Tapanuli, North Tapanuli, Padangsidempuan, Pakpak Bharat, South Nias, Humbang Hasundutan, Binjai, Medan, and Deli Serdang.

"The number of refugees was reported in four districts, namely 776 families (head of families) in Mandailing Natal, 3,000 people in South Tapanuli, 240 families in Padangsidimpuan, 19 families in North Tapanuli," said Tuahta.

Head of the Center for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BBMKG) Region I Medan Hendro Nugroho said extreme weather that occurred in a number of areas in North Sumatra in recent days was the impact of Tropical Cyclone Senyar.

The Senyar Tropical Cyclone is the Tropical Cyclone 95B which has grown since November 21, 2025 in the eastern waters of Aceh, the Malacca Strait.

"The impact in the past week has been that the North Sumatra region is hit by rain every day," he said.

This Senyar Tropical Cyclone has an impact on increasing intensity and triggering extreme weather in the form of heavy to extreme rain, high waves, and strong winds in the North Sumatra region.

"With very high humidity, the air is wet enough to support the potential for rain with heavy to very heavy intensity in several areas of North Sumatra," said Hendro.