Landslide In Cianjur Causes Main Route To Break And Disrupt Residents' Economy

Cianjur Landslide/Photo: Antara

CIANJUR - The main route connecting villages and sub-districts in southern Cianjur, West Java, to be precise in Situ Hiang Village, Pagelaran District, Thursday 19 May, was again blocked by landslides so that economic activity for residents was hampered, including the route to tourism objects was temporarily cut off. The Head of Pagelaran, Denny Widya when contacted on Thursday, said that his party had dispatched a team to clean up landslide materials so that road access could be re-passed, especially for residents and tourists activities because on this route there are tourist attractions there and waterfalls. "The landslide for the second time hit the main road connecting villages and sub-district, so that joint officers including the TNI/Polri are trying to reopen the road that was covered by landslides as high as 1.5 meters with a landslide length of 10 meters," he said as quoted by Antara. Situ Beber and Curug Ngebul which have been on holiday since the long holiday a, crowded with local and out-of-town tourists. Previously, it had been raining heavily with intensity for more than two hours, causing a 20-meter-high cliff on the side of the road to slide.

"This road is also the main access for residents from several villages in Pagelaran District, so we are trying to make it easy for vehicles to pass. We hope there will be heavy equipment assistance so that the process of removing materials is carried out quickly," he said. Cianjur BPBD secretary, Rudi Wibowo, said his party had coordinated with the relevant agencies in the Cianjur Regency Government, to lower heavy equipment so that the process of removing landslide material can be carried out quickly because this route is an active route. economy and also the main route to mainstay tourism objects in Sindangbarang District," he said. Along with the high rainfall over the past week, his party appealed to residents, especially motorists passing along the southern route of Cianjur, to remain vigilant because most of these areas are prone to natural disasters. Avalanche