TNI, locals work to restore access in Aceh after floods

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Communities working with the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) continue to focus on recovery efforts in areas affected by floods and landslides in Aceh Province, focusing on clearing roads, drainage systems, and public facilities to restore daily activity.

According to a statement from the Presidential Media Team in Jakarta on Sunday, the effort is aimed at restoring the function of public infrastructure that was covered by mud and flood debris, so that social and economic activities can resume.

In Kubu Village, Peusangan Siblah Krueng District, Bireuen Regency, the TNI deployed excavators to remove thick mud blocking roads in Kubu Village, while in Pidie Jaya District army engineers used heavy equipment to clear dried mud from the main road in Dayah Kruet Village.

Clean-up operations also targeted landslide-affected areas in Gayo Lues Regency, as well as in Berawang Salam Hamlet, Pining District, which had previously been blocked by landslide material.

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In addition to roads, drainage channels were cleaned to prevent further flooding. In Sah Raja Village, Pante Bidari District, East Aceh Regency, TNI personnel worked alongside local residents to clean culverts using manual tools. Similar activities were carried out in Beurawang Village, Meureudu District, Pidie Jaya Regency.

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The efforts are part of a coordinated government and military response to speed up recovery in Aceh, with authorities expecting communities to resume normal daily activities as soon as possible.

Aceh is among the three provinces in Sumatra—alongside North Sumatra and West Sumatra—hit by floods and landslides in late November 2025.

According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) records, as of February 1, the disasters claimed 1,204 lives, with 562 fatalities recorded in Aceh.