Road Access to Flood Locations Should Be Immediately Restored

KOMPAS/HERU SRI KUMORO

Kampung Gunung Kembang, Pasir Madang village, Sukajaya district, Bogor regency, West Java, has been abandoned by residents because some of its houses were damaged by landslides on Sunday (5/1/2020). Landslides also damaged dozens of houses in this village last Wednesday (1/1/2020). Residents do not dare to go back because the hills on either side of their village are prone to landslides.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed local authorities to speed up the opening of access roads to isolated locations.

BOGOR, KOMPAS —As of Sunday, the access roads to six villages hit by floods in Sukajaya district, Bogor regency, West Java, were still cut off. Victims or volunteers have to walk one to two hours to deliver aid from the nearby relief center to the affected locations.