The Ministry Of Public Works Calls There Are Still 17 Broken Roads In North Sumatra After The Bandang Flood

Residents were forced to cross an emergency bridge from logs due to roads and bridge connecting South Tapanuli Regency to Central Tapanuli-Sibolga and Medan was cut off by flash floods (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works (PU) said that there were still 17 broken roads out of a total of 27 damaged points in North Sumatra Province (North Sumatra) due to flash floods and landslides at the end of November 2025.

It is known, there are 11 affected districts/cities, including Central Tapanuli Regency; Sibolga City; North Tapanuli Regency; South Tapanuli Regency; Mandailing Natal Regency; and Dairi Regency.

Then, there is Karo Regency; Medan City; West Pakpak Regency; Deli Serdang Regency; and Binjai City.

Quoted from the official Instagram account @kementerianpu, Friday, December 12, there were several incidents due to the flood.

In detail, landslides at 171 points with a total of 163 points handled by the government, 27 points broken roads with a total of 10 points and collapsed roads at 38 points with a total of 18 points being handled.

Kemudian, oprit jembatan tertibus sebanyak empat titik dengan sudah ditangani 3 titik serta genangan banjir di 28 titik dengan total semuanya sudah ditangani.

"Most of the critical points have now been handled, 163 points out of 171 landslide points have been cleared, 10 points from 27 breaking points have been reconnected and 28 flood inundation points have all receded and been handled," wrote the Instagram account.

The Ministry of Public Works said that post-disaster infrastructure recovery in North Sumatra continues from day to day. Until December 9, 2025, the field team from technical personnel to heavy equipment operators moved in 11 districts/cities to ensure public access is open again.

The support for tools in the form that have been sent by the Ministry of Public Works in the province includes 72 excavator units, 19 loader units and 14 backhoe loaders. Also, graders, vibros, bulldozers, chainsaws, trados, dump trucks and dual vehicles for team mobility.

Other emergency support to accelerate road stabilization and slope protection is in the form of seven operational cars, nine pickups, 2,000 aggregates and 770 geobags.

Menurut Kementerian PU, fokus utama penanganan tetap sama, yaitu membuka akses, menjaga mobilitas warga serta memastikan layanan dasar tetap berjalan di tengah kondisi dinamis.

"Pemulihan masih berlanjut dan setiap progres berarti satu langkah dekat menuju normalnya kembali aktivitas masyarakat," imbuhnya.

According to the Ministry of Public Works, the main focus of handling remains the same, namely opening access, maintaining the mobility of residents and ensuring basic services continue to run in the midst of dynamic conditions.

"Recovery is still ongoing and every progress means one step close to normal return to community activities," he added.