Aceh Loses Hundreds of Hectares of Crops due to Floods
At least 4,900 hectares of rice paddies across North Aceh regency, Aceh, were flooded, with 259 ha confirmed to be ruined. More crops will be damaged if the flood does not subside.
Rice fields in East Aceh Regency, Aceh Province after being hit by floods, Monday (10/10/2022). Floods for a week in East Aceh and North Aceh caused hundreds of hectares of rice fields to be submerged and a number of public infrastructure damaged.
BANDA ACEH, KOMPAS - At least 4,900 hectares of rice paddies across North Aceh regency, Aceh, have been flooded, ruining crops in several areas. Floods have also cut off the Trans-Kalimantan highway. North Aceh was hit by floods for a week, where homes in 142 villages across 14 subdistricts were submerged in floodwaters up to 1 meter high. Flood water levels reached 2 meters in the rice fields.
Most of the flooded paddies were planted with rice of varying ages. Though there were fields that have entered the harvesting period, floods reduced the quality of the harvested rice.