Tough Challenges to Access Adonara Island

KOMPAS/P RADITYA MAHENDRA YASA

The crew waits for passengers to go to Adonara Island from the dock in Larantuka City, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Tuesday (6/4/2021). After three days of being closed due to bad weather, interisland shipping in the area was reopened. The boat is the main means of transportation to access a number of areas.

The public\'s eyes are now on Adonara, which is on the eastern tip of Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), on Tuesday (6/4/2021), stated that 49 people died and 22 people were injured when Adonara Island, in East Flores regency, NTT, was hit by flash floods, on Sunday morning (4/4). However, getting to the disaster-hit location on an island covering an area of 509 square kilometers is not easy.

The propeller plane took off from Sultan Hasanuddin Airport, in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Tuesday morning (6/4), heading for Frans Seda Airport in Maumere, the capital of Sika regency, NTT. On a route that is thought to be the growing point of a tropical cyclone, several times the plane was shaken. During the 1 hour 20 minute flight, the cabin crew several times asked passengers to keep their seat belts on.