Landslide blocks road in West Java

Landslide blocks road in West Java

MAJALENGKA, West Java: Access to the main road connecting
Majalengka and Kuningan regencies in West Java was cut off due to
a landslide in Cimeong subdistrict, Majalengka regency.

The road has been blocked since dawn on Tuesday, preventing
residents in the two regencies from traveling between the two
areas. Mud was seen covering the road for the length of one
kilometer. No fatalities or damage to buildings were reported due
to the incident.

The depth of the mud varied. In some spots, the mud was 50
centimeters deep, but in other spots, it reached up to 150
centimeters deep. The landslide occurred on Tuesday after
torrential rain pounded the hill in the Cimeong subdistrict. The
landslide seemed a probable consequence of denudation as there
was hardly any vegetation seen on the hill.

Majalengka administration officials began to deploy excavators
to remove the mud from the road on Tuesday afternoon. Dozens of
trucks were deployed as well to carry away the mud.

As of Tuesday night, the road was still impassable. -- JP