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Thousands cut off by landslides
Around 130,000 residents of West Pesisir regency in Lampung have been cut off from surrounding areas after landslides damaged the 60-kilometer Way Semangka bridge on the Liwa-Krui route in Suoh district on Sunday evening
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round 130,000 residents of West Pesisir regency inLampung have been cut off from surrounding areas after landslides damaged the60-kilometer Way Semangka bridge on the Liwa-Krui route in Suoh district onSunday evening.
The Liwa-Krui route, which runs through Bukit Barisan National Park (TNBBS), connects the newly established regency with West Lampung regency and Bengkulu. Officers at the Lampung Public Works Agency have started to repair the bridge, but they have yet to fix the access road as the agency is still waiting for the Forestry Ministry to issue the repair permit.
'We need to get the permit from the Forestry Ministry because the route is located in the TNBBS area. We have mobilized heavy equipment to handle the problem,' said Lampung Public Works Agency and Bina Marga (Highways) head Ali Rahman on Tuesday.
'The damaged bridge was actually incomplete, leaving it susceptible to serious damage from floods or landslides,' Ali added.
West Lampung Regent Mukhlis Basri expressed his hope that the central government would immediately provide assistance to repair the Way Semangka bridge and the Liwa-Krui road.
'The route is very important for residents in West Pesisir and West Lampung, but our budget is limited to fix the route,' said Mukhlis.
