Malang-Lumajang Liaison Bridge Broken By Flood

Archival Photos. Malang Police Traffic Head AKP Agnis Juwita Manurung. BETWEEN/Vicki Febrianto

The bridge connecting Malang Regency to Lumajang Regency, East Java, precisely on Jalan Raya Dampit-Lumajang, was reported to have been cut off due to the flooding that occurred in the area. Malang Traffic Police Head AKP Agnis Juwita Manurung said that as a result of the breakdown of the connecting bridge, public access to the Lumajang Regency area was diverted. Malang Police Satlantas personnel have carried out a traffic diversion for vehicles going to Lumajang via Ampelgading District. According to him, information hints for motorists were prepared at two points, namely in the Turen Subdistrict and Simpang Empat Dampit District which is the access to the Lumajang Regency area. "The bridge connecting the area is located in Lumajang Regency. We provide information to the public to look for other routes if they are going to Lumajang when crossing in Malang Regency," he said. Malang District due to landslides in North Sumatra, Sumberwuluh-Lumajang Village, Pronojiwo District, Lumajang Regency. The road is an arterial route both from Malang Regency to Lumajang Regency and vice versa. Previously, the Malang Police Traffic Unit had closed the access route to Lumajang Regency through Ampelgading District, Malang District, Malang District," he said. Malang Resulted in the presence of landslide land due to landslides in Penyet Novel Kemarkajang, Sumberwuluh Village, Candipuro District, Lumajang Regency. In the Malang Regency area, it was reported that there were at least two sub-districts that were affected by flooding due to high-intensity rains that had occurred since Thursday (6/7). The two sub-districts are Sumber Wetan and Amplegading Districts.

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