PoW: Distributing Bitcoin donation aid — Phase 4 (Second Village)
Uning Mas Village, Pintu Rime Gayo Subdistrict, Bener Meriah Regency, Indonesia. Sunday, January 11, 2026.
After delivering aid to Kelitu Sintep Village in Central Aceh, the next day—Sunday, January 11, 2026—we continued to Uning Mas Village in Bener Meriah (a neighboring regency of Central Aceh). In Uning Mas, we distributed the same type of assistance as in Sintep: rice cooking pots, frying pans, blankets, and prayer mats.
“That’s exactly what we really need right now,” said one of the women affected by the landslide in Uning Mas. Earlier, I approached them at the evacuation site and told them that I had brought some assistance in the form of kitchen supplies.
Uning Mas was also affected by a disaster on November 27, 2025—not flooding, but a severe landslide.
The village, located at the foot of a hill, was hit by a massive landslide unlike anything they had experienced before. As a result, 49 houses were completely destroyed. Residents only had time to save themselves, without being able to bring anything. One person lost their life.
“We have to rebuild our lives from zero again. Our homes are gone, and our farmland has been destroyed,” said a man I spoke with about their situation after the disaster.
Uning Mas is a remote highland village built along hilly slopes. Traveling to Uning Mas requires extra caution. Along the way, we encountered many road sections that had previously been buried by landslides, as well as collapsed bridges. The residents later built temporary bridges so that aid could still be accessed by four-wheeled vehicles.
Some residents of Uning Mas who no longer have homes are now living in government-provided evacuation tents, while others are staying with relatives.
We did not have much time to talk with them. Our arrival was close to nightfall, and the difficult road access—unfriendly for four-wheeled vehicles due to landslide debris in several spots—combined with overcast weather, forced us to return shortly after delivering the aid.
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