Still reminded clearly by Ibn Riaga (37 years), the flood bandang sweeped village where he lived with his family in Pasak Wood, Nagari Salareh Aja, Palembayan, Agam Regency, West Sumatra, November 27th 2025.
At that time Ibn was not at home. Only wife with their three hearts living at home. The day rains of the deras continue to smiling no stops throughout the day until the end of the water of the bah also came to sweep the fight.
Nahas, the wife and the third son of Ibnu became the victim of the soul in the event of the flood of the bandang. In fact, both quarters are lost for four days due to hanyut carried out the water flow of the bah until finally successfully found.
Photo air impact flood bandang which extends Pasak Wood, Nagari Salareh Aia, Palembayan, Agam, West Sumatra.
Ibnu with children both in his home living back wall in Pasak Wood, Nagari Salareh Aia, Palembayan, Agam, West Sumatra.
Not only loses two people in his case, Ibn with his two children who managed to survive the house that he wakes since 2018. The house with the cost of building up to Rp500 million is flat with the soil due to the sweeping water.
All who have been tired, remaining one unit of his motor and the clothes he used. When the world seems to collapse.
"However, God still lacks my two children who are still living," said Ibnu. That is what makes Ibnu still strong and trying to rise. He tries to survive and insoluble in sadness. “Because when we are sad, the child is more sad,” said Ibnu.
Ibnu exhibits photos with his family stored on his smartphone
Huntara occupied Ibn with his children.
Two months passed. In nyaris situations do not have anything else, Ibnu and the two children now began to occupy temporary residential buildings (Huntara) along hundreds of other refugees after previously being in the refugee location.
With the help of working friends, Ibnu brought the mattress and the help kitchen equipment from the government using the Huntara block VII not far from his village.
Don’t want to just take hand expect help, Ibn chose to be more useful. He chose to take part in various social activities for services to victims of flood bandang. One that he did is to support the huntara clean water supply program.
Ibnu is in Pasak Wood huntara, Nagari Salareh Aia, Palembayan, Agam, West Sumatra.
Ibnu check the condition of the leaked water pipe in the Pasak Wood huntara.
The ability as a technician of Drinking and Sanitation Water Supply System Management Group (KP SPAMS) Pasak wood makes Ibnu confident to be able to contribute in the postbanjir bandang recovery in the region he lives.
Ibn installing a pipeline network from a clean water intake or a pulverizing building to the water tank until the temporary residential network. The clean water is now working to meet the needs of 117 survival families living in 117 temporary residential units. Slightly there is 485 heads of the family supplied by water from the help.
In addition to hoping the government can provide scholarships for their children’s education, Ibn also hoped that the survivors like themselves can also get a decent job. For Ibn, it is very meaning for him and other survivors to rise and organize a better postal life in their residence.
Ibnu packs to move from refugees in SDN 05 You Pasak to huntara in Pasak Wood, Nagari Salareh Aia, Palembayan, Agam, West Sumatra.
Ibnu install helmet when starting to work with PT Hutama Karya.
Photo and Text : Iggoy el Fitra
Ibnu improves the water channel in the Pasak Wood huntara.
Ibnu with two children sitting in the foundation of his house living the back wall in Pasak Wood, Nagari Salareh Aia, Palembayan, Agam, West Sumatra.
Editor : Revelation
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