Photo of Our Village Isolated by Flash Floods and Landslides

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In this post, I want to share some photos I took when a natural disaster struck our residential area. One day after a flash flood and landslide struck our residential area, I was trying to find a way out of the village.

Our village has two access roads that connect to the city center, about an hour's drive away. However, on Wednesday, November 27, 2025, a flash flood struck and cut off access to the city center.

What you see in this photo is one day after the natural disaster devastated the village. Right where I am standing is in Kuyun Village, Celala District, Central Aceh Regency.

We are at the end of the road, which is the first of many roads that have collapsed and collapsed. Our main access by car had been completely cut off, and that day, our fuel was running low.

Panic began to set in, with panic attacks among residents making fuel scarce in the village shopping center. With the road cut off like this, no one dared to dig up the dirt, as the loose, still-moist soil could be life-threatening.

The residents and I stood on the side of the road, waiting for some people walking from the village across, hoping to get the latest information about what was happening outside. Since cellular networks were down, all information had returned to traditional methods; we could only hear stories from passersby about what was happening outside.

As soon as we got down to the riverbank, I was truly shocked. A bridge across the river connected the residents' homes, but unfortunately, it had been damaged and filled with overflowing water and mud. Although the peak of this natural disaster occurred on November 27, 2025, its remnants were still clearly visible, impacting the surrounding environment. What I saw was devastation.

The river flowed swiftly, murky and dark brown, perhaps mixed with mud carried from the mountaintop. What was concerning was that several homes had been isolated on the other side for days. No one dared to cross the river due to the strong current.

The piles of mud and logs flowed swiftly, making the atmosphere even more dramatic and tense, especially at night, living in pitch darkness because the electricity had been completely cut off. I couldn't imagine how residents would survive these extremely difficult days, barely scraping by to eat, what was left of them. Access to shopping centers had been cut off, and it was unknown how long it would take for the floodwaters to subside.

Here, a number of residents were waiting for relatives across the river, but there was little they could do. Everything seemed deadlocked, fear and panic had suddenly struck, leaving people lost. Instincts were present, compassion for their relatives was certainly present, and they could only watch from afar. There was no road, no boat, no rope, no crossing, and they had yet to find a solution within the limitations they had.

No one expects disasters to strike. No one can predict with certainty what nature will bring. Rebellion, violence, and all of this can happen quickly, destroying property and lives. We don't know how long these difficult times will last. Hopefully, we can face this with patience and find a solution to survive the remaining life God has given us.

These photos were taken with my cell phone camera. Thank you for viewing and supporting my blog.

Photos taken with a Samsung Galaxy A57 cellphone camera and simply edited via Lightroom.

That concludes my post, I hope you enjoy it...

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@ponpase