A few days ago my area was hit by a natural disaster in the form of flash floods, landslides and earthquakes which paralyzed residents' activities, as well as the National Highway which was cut off, but the government is moving to build an alternative road to connect the national highway so that activities can return to normal and in this blog I will share some updated pictures about one of the alternative bridges in my area.
If you've been watching the media over the past few days about #SumateraFloods, I think you're a little concerned about what some of my neighbors in my area are experiencing, who are also victims of this natural disaster.
Even though my area wasn't as severely affected by this natural disaster, the side effects are still being felt today. One of them is the difficulty of getting basic necessities at markets due to the cut-off of national roads. Now the central government, along with local governments, is working together to build emergency bridges and alternative routes. One of these emergency bridges is in Awee Put village, not far from my area.
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In this daily blog, I'll share some pictures of updates on activities in my area with you all. The impact isn't as significant, but the side effects are still being felt today.
It's been 22 days since the natural disaster in my area. A few days ago, my area was hit by a natural disaster. Today the weather is very sunny. However, aid from the central and regional governments is still ongoing, and the status is still an emergency response due to the isolation of several areas. I must also say that the impact in my area is not as severe as other areas in Aceh. However, the side effects of this natural disaster have made things very difficult for us in the past few weeks.
Today, I saw many helicopters flying back and forth, delivering aid to remote and isolated areas where there are no roads or access due to the disruption caused by the natural disaster.
These are some pictures I took. These pictures can illustrate the tense atmosphere in some areas of my area. These pictures also illustrate that the atmosphere today is very bright.
This natural disaster was so devastating in several areas that it paralyzed parts of the national highway. The government is seeking alternative routes to connect the highway. One of these alternative routes is located not far from where I live. These are some pictures I took, showing patrol cars escorting aid to several areas still in dire straits.
My friends...
The national highway was paralyzed due to several bridges being damaged by flash floods and landslides. Because repairs to these bridges take a while, the government has been forced to build alternative or emergency bridges in several villages to reconnect the national highway. In my area, one of the bridges being used as an emergency bridge is the Awee Put Bridge, which connects Bireuen Regency with Lhokseumawe. Vehicles are now able to pass through, but traffic in this area is very congested, as you can see in the pictures I took.
Because this was formerly a rural road, not a national highway, and therefore inadequate, the road surface was disrupted. The government implemented a traffic control system on the Awe Gepat Bridge to facilitate public transportation after the disaster.
In my personal opinion, this system, implemented by officers on the ground, is a temporary measure to maintain the smooth flow of vehicles, including two-wheeled vehicles, four-wheeled vehicles, and six-wheeled vehicles. Although queues still occur, the public is expected to comply with officers' directions for the sake of public order. In this image, you can see several banners indicating the area's direction, as well as several officers maintaining traffic flow.
Previously, this was a dead road used by people going to the plantations. However, since the natural disaster struck, this road has been used as an emergency road to go to remote villages in the future and in the mud marks that I have shared the picture of above, there are traces of car tires that tried to deliver food to these remote villages.
When night begins to fall, my area will be pitch black. This is because the electricity is not yet stable so the government is carrying out rolling blackouts while repairing the electricity flow and you can see that some of the pictures I shared above are cross-national where the cross-national road is currently very quiet and even looks like a road to a dead city.
On the other hand, in the city center, the generator is turned on to facilitate the activities of the surrounding community. And the queue above is not a queue to go to a tourist spot but this queue is a queue to fill up with fuel, fuel is very difficult in my area at the moment and usually arrives in the morning, so that people queue since the evening, the queue even reaches more than 1 KM.
At this time of night, there's not much we can do due to the unstable electricity, and I can't update much on the internet either. However, I'm grateful that my area wasn't significantly affected by the natural disaster.
And to my friends out there, I ask for your prayers for a speedy recovery from this natural disaster.
Okay, friends, those are some of the images I can share on this blog. I hope you all enjoy and are entertained by what I've shared. I also extend my heartfelt thanks to all of you who have taken the time to view and read my blog to the end.
That's all for now. Greetings everyone, see you in my next blog.
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Maulizar Mawardi or better known as