Floods and Landslides Lunge Hot Springs Tourism Location in Pidie Aceh

A kiosk in a hot spring tourism location, Beungga Village, Tangse District, Pidie Regency, Aceh Province, was badly damaged by a landslide Thursday, March 25 (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Ten units of community-owned businesses in hot spring tourism locations, located in Beungga Village, Tangse District, Pidie District, Aceh, Thursday, March 26, were badly damaged by landslides and floods.

"There were no casualties in this accident, but a number of small kiosks belonging to the community around the business location were badly damaged by landslides and floods", said Aceh Disaster Management Agency Data and Information Control Center (Pusdatin) officer Haslinda Juwita to Antara in Meulaboh, Thursday, March 26.

Apart from crashing into tourist sites, the provincial roads in the Blang Malo Village area, Tangse District, Pidie Aceh Regency, were also buried with materials that were carried by the flood currents.

According to Haslinda Juwita, the landslides and floods that hit the Tangse area of Pidie Aceh Regency were caused by heavy rains that hit this area all Thursday.

As a result, the river water discharge in the hot spring tourism area has increased, causing river water to overflow.

In addition, the floods that hit this area also caused landslides in the riverbanks, crashing into community-owned stalls.

"Until Thursday before midnight, the floods were gradually receding", said Haslinda Juwita.

He also admitted that the traffic flow on the Tangse-Sigli route of Pidie Aceh Regency on Thursday night could also be crossed by motorized vehicles, and the flood material was cleared by officers from Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Pidie Regency.

"Currently, officers are also collecting data on victims affected by the flood", she said.