At Least There Is Still Good News When The Tourist Route To Sawarna Beach Is Buried By A Landslide

Photo via Antara

JAKARTA - The section of the road that crosses the path of the Sawarna Beach tourist area in Lebak Regency, Banten was buried by a 40 meter long landslide. "Fortunately, the landslide from a 15-meter-high cliff that covered the Bayah-Cibareno route did not cause any casualties," said the head of the Lebak Regency Lifeguard who is also a community leader in Bayah Erwin Komara Sukma, Tuesday, March 1 evening. The landslide incident hit the Jalan Simpang Ciawi-Sawarna area, precisely in Kampung Gadok.

The road to the Sawarna Beach area was filled with soil material so that it covered the road. He explained that the landslide occurred on Tuesday afternoon, and until now various types of transportation have not been able to cross the Sawarna Beach tourist site. -Sawarna requires heavy equipment. Currently, public transportation is diverted to the main road, because the Bayah – Cibareno route which is about to go to Sukabumi Regency, West Java cannot be passed.

"We hope that tonight heavy equipment will also be brought in to clean up the landslide material," said Erwin quoted from Antara. The local PUPR to hand over heavy equipment to clean the soil piled up. "We ask the public to increase their awareness of landslides as the rainfall tends to increase," he said.