12 Meter Long Landslides Close Roads In South OKU, BPBD Deploys 1 Heavy Equipment

SOUTH SUMATRA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) deployed a unit of equipment to clean up landslide material that blocked the road between Beringin Island Village and Tanjung Bulan Village in South Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU) Regency, South Sumatra (Sumsel).

Head of the Emergency and Logistics Division of the South OKU BPBD, Heri Pramono, said that landslides due to high rainfall that occurred on Tuesday, May 7, closed roads in the two villages causing traffic flow (traffic) to be completely paralyzed.

"Luckily in this disaster there were no casualties because when the landslide occurred the road conditions were quiet," he said in OKU, South Sumatra, Wednesday, May 8, which was confiscated by Antara.

It's just that, he continued, due to a 12-meter long landslide with a height of up to 1.5 meters, two- and four-wheeled vehicles cannot cross the route.

South OKU BPBD personnel together with local residents cleaned up landslide materials using heavy equipment so that the route returned to normal.

According to him, the cleaning process took a long time because the landslide was very slippery, so officers had to be extra careful to prevent unwanted things from happening.

"The cleaning process is carried out from 10.00 WIB to 18.00 WIB. Alhamdulillah, now the landslide route can be passed by vehicles again," he said.

However, Heri again reminded the public, especially road users, to remain careful when crossing hilly areas to prevent landslides so as not to cause casualties.

"We have also installed early warning signs at a number of landslide-prone points so that people are more vigilant when crossing these dangerous routes," he concluded.