Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said there are four districts in Aceh that are still isolated after being affected by flash floods. Access to aid is still difficult to reach these four areas due to blocked roads. “Areas that are still hard to reach/isolated due to broken road and bridge access are Bener Meriah Regency, Central Aceh Regency, Gayo Lues Regency and Singkil Regency,” said head of BNPB Suharyanto when asked on Tuesday (2/12/2025). Suharyanto said that Southeast Aceh Regency is now accessible. The route for relief can be sent through the North Sumatra Province region. Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENT BNPB data shows that access to Banda Aceh-Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, East Aceh, Langsa and Aceh Tamiang is currently still cut off due to the collapse of the Kutablang Bridge on the Bireuen-Lhokseumawe border. Currently, officials are building an alternative route via a suspension bridge in Awe Geutah with limited access. Suharyanto explained that access to the North Sumatra-Aceh Tamiang border is currently still cut off due to landslides at various points on the national road. The government, through the Ministry of Public Works, is working to improve access in this area. “Bireuen national road access has been cut off at the Samalanga bridge. Currently, Bireuen-Aceh can be accessed via the Tringgading Pidie Jaya-Samalanga route to Bireuen,” said Suharyanto. He said the national road in Gayo Lues-Southeast Aceh is currently completely cut off at four points. Meanwhile, the Aceh Tenggara-Gayo Lues national road at the Keetamba Village point, Ketambe District, Southeast Aceh Regency can be crossed with an alternative road that can only be used by two wheels. “North Aceh’s access to Bener Meriah is also carried out simultaneously with the support of six heavy equipment from the government and the private sector. Similar efforts are being made on the Abdya-Gayo Lues route and the Gayo Lues route to Central Aceh and Southeast Aceh,” he said. Meanwhile, access in Central Aceh cannot currently be obtained by country because the national road connecting Bireun-Takengon is completely cut off. A similar situation also occurred in the Bener Meriah area where the national road access connecting Bener Meriah-Central Aceh and Bener Meriah-Bireun was completely cut off. “Alternative access is by air via Rembele Airport to drop aid to Bener Meriah Regency and Central Aceh Regency,” Suharyanto said. (yangs/idn)