The Impact Of The Cianjur Earthquake, The Climbing Line To Mount Gede-Pangrango Was Closed First

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JAKARTA - The Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park Center (TNGGP) temporarily closed the hiking trail because the two mountains suffered cracks and landslides after an earthquake measuring 5.6 magnitude rocked Cianjur.

Public Relations of the TNGGP Center, Agus Deni, said that after the earthquake, a joint team from the Mitra Polhut community, the Montana Volunteer, to the Gede Pangrango Operation checked a number of hiking trails and found cracks in the edge of the crater of Mount Gede.

"We also found a small avalanche on two Ciputri and Cibodas hiking trails, so to anticipate unwanted things, the climb is temporarily closed until a time limit that cannot be determined," Agus said, Saturday, November 26, as reported by Antara.

His party detailed the Cibodas hiking trail, where there were two landslides, precisely in the 10 meter long Cisalada area and the same thing on the Mount Putri hiking trail was found with 7 meters long cracks in the Romusa block and an 8 meter long landslide with a height of 3 meters in the Tanah Merah block.

The cracks were also found at the location of the hot water in the Badak Kandang which can be reached from the Cibodas hiking trail, the walls of the hot water shelter cracked and the gate of post I collapsed due to an earthquake of 5.6 magnitudes. So that recovery will be carried out immediately as long as the climb is closed.

"We cannot confirm when the climb will be closed, but efforts are being handled immediately. Aftershocks that still often occur hinder the fast handling," he said.

During the closing of the climb, his party continued to carry out joint surveillance by monitoring the current condition of Mount Gede Pangrango after the earthquake. All officers and volunteers were alerted at two climbing entrances so that no illegal climbers forced themselves to go up.