Abdul Muhari of BNPB said the restored land connection will speed up the movement of people and goods, including the distribution of humanitarian aid.
The government deployed four transport planes comprising three Hercules and one A400 aircraft to airports and fields in North Sumatra and Aceh.
The humanitarian aid packages contain items like medical equipment, portable generators, solar cells, cooking utensils, blankets, and sleeping bags.
The BNPB Disaster Management Operations Control Center (Pusdalops) remarked that thousands of landslide victims were residents across 27 villages in four sub-districts.
Based on the BNPB's analysis, weather modification would be sufficiently effective to reduce the high rain intensity and help SAR team to carry out the evacuation process.
The BNPB Head, Suharyanto said that the search period will last seven days.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency, or BNPB, reported 2,522 natural disasters in Indonesia during 2021 or 7.6 daily since January 1, 2021.
