Infrastructure Recovery and Disaster Disruption in Southeast Aceh: Documentary Evidence on Agricultural Connectivity

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Abstract

This event-based document analysis describes reported infrastructure damage, recovery measures, and agricultural exposure in Southeast Aceh Regency, Indonesia, from 2024 through 15 October 2026. The case boundary is the regency, and the units of analysis are dated events and published agricultural production indicators. The evidence comprises official statistics, public-works and disaster reports, and dated news reports; peer-reviewed studies are used only to interpret possible connectivity pathways. Official statistics show 73,335.46 tons of paddy in 2024 and 65,112 tons in 2025, an 11.2% descriptive decline, while the separate 2025 rice figure is 37,510 tons. Reports document completed improvement of 4.80 km of the Lawe Kinga–Simpang Seberang road, ongoing Pantai Dona Bridge reconstruction at 43.25% on 15 July, a Kumbang Jaya suspension bridge reported completed on 15 September, a proposed Kuning I flyover, and subsequent flood and landslide disruption. Reporting on 15 October recorded 153.74 ha of flooded agricultural land and 2,787 affected residents. These records establish reported events and exposure; they do not measure route reliability, travel time, shipments, logistics costs, crop loss, or farmer income. The article therefore documents resilience-relevant conditions and literature-informed agricultural connectivity pathways without evaluating infrastructure resilience or claiming causal effects.