Landslides, Jalan West Sumatra-Riau Km22 Paralyzed, Thousands Of Vehicles Stuck In Traffic

The atmosphere of congestion due to landslides on Jalan Raya West Sumatra-Riau Km22/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The traffic flow from West Sumatra (West Sumatra) was paralyzed by landslides that occurred on Jalan Raya West Sumatra-Riau Kilometer 22, Sarilamak Water area, Limapuluh Kota Regency, West Sumatra, Sunday, April 30, at around 16.45 WIB.

"The landslide material covered the road connecting West Sumatra with Pekanbaru," said one resident of Lubuak Bangku Zenil Eka Putra in Sarilamak, quoting Antara, Sunday, April 30.

He said that because of the landslide that covered the road, the road could not be passed, either from Pekanbaru or vice versa.

Thousands of vehicles were trapped by traffic jams in both directions because the landslide point was the road that connects the West Sumatra area with Riau.

In addition, the current situation is still in the reverse flow period of Lebaran, so the volume of passing vehicles is still high.

As of 19.00 WIB, joint officers from the Police, Basarnas, BPBD, Fire Department, and local residents were still at the scene to clean up landslide material.

The cleaning of landslide materials in the form of soil and mud was carried out by joint officers manually using hoes and shovels, while heavy equipment had not yet arrived at the location.

Thanks to the work carried out by joint officers at around 19.00 WIB, vehicles can pass by using an open and closed system from both directions.

On the other hand, landslides also hit a minibus that was passing at the local location but temporary information was reported that there were no casualties.

Work is currently still waiting for the arrival of heavy equipment that is constrained by the congestion of vehicles to the location, plus the contour of hiking and winding roads.