Prone to Landslides on the Slopes of Mt. Wilis

MADIUN, KOMPAS — Landslides, floods and ground movements have hit East Java areas in the past two weeks. High intensity and frequent rainfall as well as changes in land use in some of those areas have reportedly triggered such disasters.

A thorough effort and early preventive measures are required to avoid similar disasters. An area on a slope of Mount Wilis is one of the areas prone to landslides.

Some landslides and ground movements had been detected in that area. But there was no thorough handling to minimize the disaster. In fact, the protective role in the areadecreased.