One worker found dead after landslide N. Sumatra hydro power plant, two still missing
Tuesday, December 2 2025 - 07:13 AM WIB
A joint search and rescue team has recovered one body following a landslide at the Aek Sibundong 10 MW mini-hydropower plant, in Tapanuli Utara regency, North Sumatra, while two other workers remain missing, officials said Sunday.
The landslide occurred on Wednesday after days of intense rainfall, part of a wider flood and landslide disaster that struck Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra last week. The severe weather triggered slope failures around the project site operated by PT Tamaris Hydro, burying three workers under soil and debris.
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The victim was identified as Anggiat Sahat Manalu (36). His body was recovered on Saturday beneath collapsed structures near the main slide area. The remains have been handed over to his family.
Search efforts resumed on Sunday morning, involving excavators and manual equipment to navigate unstable terrain, said Hery Marantika, head of Medan Search and Rescue and Search Mission Coordinator as quoted by media on Saturday.
“Unstable soil and weather conditions remain a challenge, but the team is working to locate the remaining two victims,” he said, adding that rescuers are proceeding cautiously due to the risk of further landslides.
Editing by Alexander Ginting