Pascalongsor, The Road Buried In Tanjung Sani To Tanjung Raya Agam Can Be Passed By Vehicles

Heavy equipment is cleaning up landslide material in Tanjung Sani, Tanjung Raya District, Agam, Tuesday (18/7/2023). (ANTARA)

The district road section in Tanjung Sani towards Maninjau, Tanjung Raya District, Agam Regency, West Sumatra which was buried by landslides, Thursday night is now a vehicle. Head of Information and Public Communication of the Agam Communication and Information Agency Antono in Lubuk Basung, said that the cleaning of the material used four heavy equipment units. "Heavily equipment still cleans the landslide soil material in Nagari Tanjung Sani, Tanjung Raya District," Antoni said, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 18. He said the high rainfall on Thursday (13/7) night until Friday (14/7) morning, resulted in landslides in Nagari Koto Malintang and Nagari Tanjung Sani. Land landslide material closing district and provincial roads in two villages or traditional villages at several points. "Some landslides have finished cleaning heavy equipment," he said. He added, the landslide point in Pangkal Tanjung, Jorong Panai Nagari Tanjung Sani is currently being cleaned by heavy equipment from the West Sumatra Provincial Government and several hours have been cleared. For landslide material located at SMPN 4 Tanjung Raya, heavy equipment is still being cleaned. "Cleaning the landslide soil material is trying to be completed in the near future," he said.

One of the residents of Tanjung Sani Yusril said that currently there are still around 15 landslide points with varying sizes. "We hope that the material can be cleaned in the near future, so that the flow of transportation returns to normal," he said.