YOGYAKARTA - The acceleration of post-disaster recovery after floods and landslides in Sibolga City, North Sumatra, is still at a dead end in several points. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has identified a series of crucial obstacles that hinder the normalization of community activities.
Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, stated that obstacles in the field were still being sought to be resolved through intensive cross-sectoral coordination.
Main Line Still Disconnected
The most significant obstacle at this time is the paralysis of land transportation access. The vital route of Sibolga-Tarutung, precisely at kilometer 6.5, has not been able to be passed by vehicles due to massive landslide material.
This condition practically interferes with the logistics flow and the mobilization of assistance to the affected points.
Equipment and Logistics Crisis
In addition to the interrupted access, BNPB noted two other main technical challenges:
Limited Heavy Equipment: The lack of excavator fleets and transport trucks hinders the process of cleaning landslide materials and normalizing the overflowing river flow.
Clean Water & Communication Crisis: The distribution of clean water for affected residents is not even. On the other hand, the quality of internet and telecommunication networks is still experiencing interference (blank spot) at a number of coordination points.
Infrastructure Recovery Commitment
"BNPB together with the local government continues to conduct field inspections to accelerate solutions to these technical obstacles," said Abdul Muhari as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, December 19, 2025.
He emphasized that the main focus at this time is to simultaneously improve basic infrastructure with the recovery of economic and social activities. Even though he is pursuing the target of acceleration, BNPB ensures that the safety standards of the community remain the highest priority in every stage of reconstruction.
Until now, the joint team is still on standby in the field to anticipate the potential for subsequent disasters considering the extreme weather that is still lurking in the North Sumatra region.
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