Garut to develop refugee shelters

Garut to develop refugee shelters

GARUT, West Java: The local regional settlement and
infrastructure office will develop camps for refugees in the
regency's south because the Gasela area is quite prone to
landslides and mudflows.

A study by the Directorate General of Volcanology and Disaster
Mitigation, indicated that the Gasela area was prone to natural
disasters because of its geological condition that triggered
landslides and mudflows during the rainy season almost every
year, head of the local regional settlement and infrastructure
office Widiyana said here on Saturday.

"We need permanent camps in adjacent areas free from disasters
for as long as the people living in the landslide-prone areas
choose not to relocate," he said.

The subdistricts prone to natural disasters are Talegong,
Cisewu, Bungbulang, Pakenjeng, Pamulihan, Singajaya, Banjarwangi,
Cisompet, Cihurip and Cikelet. -- JP