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Road section in Puncak resort closed again due to landslide
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Traffic police in Bogor, West Java, observe a vehicle passing the Pinus junction in the Puncak resort area after the hilly route was reopened on Feb. 19. (JP/Theresia Sufa)
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he route around the Puncak resort area in West Java was temporarily closed again after a landslide on Wednesday. The incident took place at about 8:45 p.m. in Ciloto village, Cipanas district, Cianjur.
West Java Disaster Mitigation Agency head Dicky Saromi said the landslide was caused by a heavy downpour that hit the Cianjur region.
“The landslide caused no casualties, but it destroyed a building owned by the Regional Military Command in the area,” he added, as reported by wartakota.tribunnews.com on Thursday.
Cianjur Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Soliyah said gabion walls failed to stop the landslide.
“The landslide is 120 meters wide and 40 m deep,” Soliyah added, noting that currently the road could only be accessed by motorcycles.
“We’re closing 4 kilometers of road connecting Cianjur and Bogor. The furthest people from Cianjur can travel is the Bumi Akik restaurant,” he said.
Landslides also led to the closure of the road connecting Jakarta and Puncak on Feb. 7. It opened on Feb. 19 for assessment. The landslides also claimed several lives and compromised the structure of the road. (vla)
