Indonesia, Flooding in Binjai (North Sumatra)

➢ Chronology: Triggered by heavy rain and strong winds that occurred on Tuesday afternoon (8/10) until night caused 3 rivers in Binjai City (Binjai, Mencirim and Bangkatan) to increase, and flooding also occurred in several areas. Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 20.30 WIB

➢ Location:
● South Binjai District (6 Villages)
- West Rambung Village
- Binjai Estate Village
- Pujidadi Village
- East Rambung Village
- Rambung Dalam Village
- Tanah Merah Village
● Binjai Kota District (3 Villages)
- Setia Village
- Kartini Village
- Satria Village
● East Binjai District (1 Village)
- Mencirim Village
● North Binjai District
- Damai Village
- Jati Utomo Village
- Nangka Village

➢ Casualties:
● 2,202 families / 8,808 people affected
- with the following details:
● South Binjai District
- Rambung Barat Village
- (6 Neighborhoods total 254 families)
- Neighborhood I = 21 families
- Neighborhood II = 10 families
- Neighborhood III = 80 families
- Neighborhood IV = 16 families
- Neighborhood V = 87 families
- Neighborhood VI = 40 families
● Binjai Estate Village
- (8 Neighborhoods total 122 families)
- Neighborhood II. = 23 families
- Neighborhood IV = 12 families
- Neighborhood IX = 3 families
- Neighborhood X = 54 families
- Neighborhood XI = 2 families
- Neighborhood XII = 17 families
- Neighborhood XIII = 6 families. - Neighborhood XIIII = 5 families
● Pujidadi Village
- (5 Neighborhoods total 98 families)
- Neighborhood II = 64 families
- Neighborhood III = 7 families
- Neighborhood VI = 6 families
- Neighborhood VII = 17 families
- Neighborhood VIII = 4 families
● Rambung Timur Village
- (7 Neighborhoods Total 256 Families)
- Neighborhood I = 93 Families
- Neighborhood II = 6 Families
- Neighborhood III = 4 Families
- Neighborhood IV = 75 Families
- Neighborhood V = 28 Families
- Neighborhood VI = 37 Families
- Neighborhood VII = 13 Families
● Rambung Dalam Village
- (3 Neighborhoods Total 23 Families)
- Neighborhood IV = 3 Families
- Neighborhood VI = 13 Families
- Neighborhood VII = 7 Families
● Tanah Merah Village
- (1 neighborhood Total 37 Families)
- Neighborhood II = 37 KK

● Binjai Kota District
- Setia Village
- (6 Neighborhoods total 661 KK)
- Neighborhood I = 36 KK
- Neighborhood II = 20 KK
- Neighborhood III = 125 KK
- Neighborhood IV = 225 KK
- Neighborhood V = 175 KK
- Neighborhood VI = 80 KK
● Kartini Village
- (2 Neighborhoods total 36 KK)
- Neighborhood V = 17 KK
- Neighborhood VI = 19 KK
● Satria Village
- (4 Neighborhoods total 25 KK)
- Neighborhood II = 4 KK
- Neighborhood III = 5 KK
- Neighborhood V = 10 KK
- Neighborhood VI = 6 KK
● East Binjai District
- Mencirim Village
- (7 Neighborhoods total 250 KK)
- Neighborhood I = 100 KK
- Neighborhood II = 30 KK
- Neighborhood IV=10 families
- Neighborhood VI=25 families
- Neighborhood VII=10 families
- Neighborhood VIII=50 families
- Neighborhood IX=25 families
● Binjai Utara District
- Damai Village
- (4 neighborhoods total 23 families)
- Neighborhood II = 15 families
- Neighborhood III = 1 family
- Neighborhood V = 6 families
- Neighborhood VI = 1 family
● Jati Utomo Village
- (1 neighborhood Total 30 families)
- Neighborhood II = 30 families
● Nangka Village
- (6 neighborhoods Total 387 families
- Neighborhood I = 170 families
- Neighborhood II = 82 families
- Neighborhood III = 60 families
- Neighborhood IV = 20 families
- Neighborhood V = 25 families
- Neighborhood VI = 30 families

➢ Material Losses:
● 2,202 housing units affected (data collection)

➢ Efforts:
● Pusdalops continues to coordinate with the sub-district and district levels in updating data related to post-disaster.

● The Binjai City BPBD Task Force is still in the sub-districts affected by the flood and remains on standby at the flood disaster location to assist residents if needed in carrying out evacuation and is led directly by Mr. R.I Baroes as Head of Binjai BPBD.
● Coordinating with the TNI and POLRI for the safety and comfort of residents
● Coordinating with the Binjai Health Office for health services if residents need assistance and medicines.
● Pusdalops monitors weather forecasts and early warnings from the BMKG Web to convey to the community
● Head of BPBD Mr. R.I Baroes provides direct assistance to flood victims.
● The logistics sector of the Binjai City BPBD has set up a public kitchen for consumption by residents affected by the flood disaster

➢ Current Conditions:
● The flood has not receded
● Bingei River Basin Water Level 200 cm
● Mencirim River Basin Water Level 200 cm
● Bangkatan River Basin Water Level 250 cm

Source: Surya Pusdalops BPBD Binjai City