Viral Mount Salak “split”, this is the explanation

BOGOR DISTRICT, KOMPAS.com – The phenomenon of the “divided” land in Mount Salak, West Java, went viral on social media.

Various photos and videos show that there are three points of land divided on the border of Cianjur, Bogor and Sukabumi.

The head of Mount Salak National Park Regional Management Complex 1 (PTNW), Ugur Gursala, confirmed that the condition was not a divided terrain but an avalanche upstream of the river.

Because, on Monday (09/21/2020), heavy rains were followed by strong winds.

Therefore, it can be determined that it is caused by extreme weather factors.

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“It did not open, but there was an avalanche upstream of the river. Possibly due to heavy rains at the top of Mount Salak accompanied by strong winds,” he said when contacted. Kompas.com, Sunday (9/27/2020).

According to him, recent high rainfall has caused the Cik building’s river overflow. This caused landslides and flooding on the river bank.

According to the field identification, the landslides occurred precisely in the upper reaches of the Cik Gedung River or at the peak of Salak 3 until they flowed downstream or, to be precise, in Palalangon Village, Pasirjaya Village, Cigombong District, Bogor Regency , West Java.

Dok Istimewa Post-landslide conditions on Mount Salak, West Java.

At the time of the high river, the water upstream or Puncak Salak 3 is quite high and the water is divided in the location of rice fields and community fields or gardens.

In a normal climate, the river flow is very small and will be very large during heavy or extreme rains.

The overflow of the Cik Gedung River was also triggered by damage to the river route, such as the deepening and widening of the river route, as well as other damage to the river below.

“Lost illegal logging, trees that were washed away by the floods due to landslides on the banks of the river that were washed away by the flow of the river water, ”he said.