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The floods affected residential homes in Tanjung Selamat, Medan, killing five people. The flood also affected several cars and jammed them on the fence.
Surveillance detikcomOn Friday (4/12/2020), several cars were seen stuck in the fence of residents’ homes. The car is believed to have been lifted after being hit by a flood current.
There are also cars that seem to be still submerged in the water and are carried almost to the river bank. In addition to cars, other residents’ vehicles, such as motorcycles, were also submerged in mud due to the flooding.
Previously, floods occurred in Tanjung Selamat, Medan Tuntung, after the embankment in the area had broken due to rain since last night.
 The impact of the floods in Medan. (Datuk Haris / detikcom) |
Five people died as a result of the floods in the area. The joint team is also continuing to search for victims who were reported missing.
The flood also submerged the Medan Helvetia area and the Medan-Binjai highway. Long traffic jams occur from Medan to Binjai and vice versa.
 The impact of the floods in Medan (Datuk Haris / detikcom) |
In addition to the floods, landslides occurred on the Medan to Berastagi road, to be precise in Sibolangit, Deli Serdang. There were 20 landslides that temporarily rendered the road inaccessible.
The Governor of North Sumatra (Gubsu), Edy Rahmayadi, asked the River Basin Agency (BWS) to normalize the rivers in Medan. Edy said normalization should be done so that floods don’t occur every year.
“I said this is Sungai Belawan, Sungai Belawan is like the letter C, but that is what straightens the river within the framework of the development of this house,” Edy said.
See also the video ‘Evacuation of 2 residents of Medan trapped by a flood on the roof of the house’:
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