151 Families of Disaster Survivors in Pidie Jaya Relocated to Huntara

BANDA ACEH - A total of 151 families of survivors of hydrometeorological disasters who had previously evacuated in tents in the courtyard of the Gampong Meunasah Raya mosque, Meurah Dua District, Pidie Jaya Regency, were relocated to temporary housing (huntara).

The head of Meunasah Raya, Abdul Halim Ishak, who was contacted from Banda Aceh, Thursday, said that hundreds of families with 171 people were relocated to several huntara points.

"A total of 151 families with 171 people from our residents who had previously evacuated in tents have been relocated to huntara. The relocation was carried out a day before Eid yesterday," he said as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, March 26.

Abdul Halim Ishak said that the residents of Meunasah Raya who were placed in the huntara were victims of disasters whose houses were severely damaged and could not return.

Residents of Gampong Meunasah Raya whose houses were severely damaged when the hydrometeorological disaster in late November 2025 reached 185 families. A total of 151 families chose temporary housing and the other 34 families chose the housing waiting fund which was given Rp. 1.8 million for three months.

"By relocating our residents to temporary housing, there are no more refugee tents in the courtyard of the Gampong Meunasah Raya mosque. The refugee tents have been dismantled," said Abdul Halim Ishak.

Although his citizens have been hunted down, Abdul Halim Ishak said there were still several problems faced by survivors of the disaster in the temporary residence. Such as the distribution of clean water to the housing unit is not optimal and the drainage system is not yet functioning.

"We hope that the problem of clean water and sewage will be resolved soon. Residents also ask for the addition of boreholes and cooking equipment," said Abdul Halim Ishak.

Meanwhile, Rizwan, a disaster survivor from Gampong Meunasah Raya who is now living in a huntara, said that the living unit where he was staying had no clean water.

"In the bathroom there is a faucet, but clean water does not flow. We are forced to take clean water from the mosque at the previous evacuation location. In addition, the sewage does not enter the sewer, but floods the land around the huntara," he said.

Rizwan hopes that the problem of clean water distribution and sewage will be resolved immediately. The sewage that is stagnant around the huntara if left alone also has the potential to cause disease.

"In addition to these problems, we also hope for other assistance such as kitchen equipment and other logistics, including the needs of children's schools after the holidays," said Rizwan.