The flood, which began in the early morning, struck the district of Mandailing Natal , 275 kilometres from the provincial capital, Medan. The country's health ministry crisis centre leader, Rustam Pakaya, said the floods began at 02.00 local time ( 19.00) , soon reached a depth of two metres. Pakaya said that rescue efforts were hampered by muddy roads. Syamsul Arifin, the Northern Sumatra governor, said that fifty tonnes of rice were sent to the victims of the flooding out of government reserves.
The flood, which began in the early morning, struck the Mandailing Natal Regency , 275 kilometres from the provincial capital, Medan. The country's health ministry crisis centre leader, Rustam Pakaya, said the floods began at 2:00 local time ( UTC+7) and soon reached a depth of two metres. Pakaya said that rescue efforts were hampered by muddy roads. Syamsul Arifin, the North Sumatra governor, said that fifty tonnes of rice were sent to the victims of the flooding out of government reserves.
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