Khamis, Mei 10, 2012

STUDENTS ‘JUNGLE TREK’ HOME AFTER LANDSLIDE

Students ‘jungle trek’ home after landslide

image KOTA BELUD May 10, 2012: Like any other afternoon, Jonathan Evilce was glad that he finally reached home, but the 15-year-old student was extra relieved yesterday as the usual bus ride home from school involved some ‘jungle trekking’.

“It was a very challenging journey. We had to walk on slippery paths and keep our balance to avoid falling down the steep hill,” he said.

The Form Three boy of SMK Bundu Tuhan was among 32 students who were forced to take an alternative route created by villagers after the only road linking three villages in Kadamaian here collapsed in a landslide in the wee hours yesterday.

He said his parents never stopped calling to find out their situation.

“They were surely glad to see me home safely,” Jonathan said.

“Throughout our journey, I could hear cracking sounds, probably from broken branches and trees, as the earth were still actively moving.

“We all kept close to each other, no one was to be left behind alone. A few adults were ahead and some were also walking behind us as we scaled the hill. They were clearing a detour for us.”

Jonathan, who normally takes the bus to school, said they had to walk as the road was closed following advice from the Public Works Department.

“We were also excused from attending school until the situation has improved. Actually it is our mid-term examination this week, but we are allowed to sit for our papers after we return to school,” he said.

A villager, Sindi Taliban, 62, said he and a few others took on the task to clear the detour after realising that the children’s lives could be in danger.

“It took us over an hour to find safe alternative routes, but still they had to go through the jungle and slippery paths,” he said.

Sindi said that they felt signs that there would be a massive landslide since a decade ago.

We noticed that the soil moving and the road cracking bit by bit over the past few years, but they kept repairing it. We did complaint and some officials from the government department did come to check and took soil samples. Apart from that, nothing was done except to put up the signboard that it is a landslide area.

“The situation got worst about a week ago; there was non-stop raining. We became worried and feared for the worst. In fact, a few villagers, including me, parked our vehicles closer to the main road since the night before, which turned out to be the best decision,” he said.

The landslide, he said, happened at around 4am, causing some 500 metres of the road to collapse.

“We expected the worst but never thought it would be this bad. This is just shocking,” he said.

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  1. Hope that the broken bridge that linked to the 3 Kadamaian villages will be repaired so that the students will not have to use this alternative jungle path to go to school daily.

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    1. These are landslide prone areas therefore more attention should be given.

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    2. Kemudahan asas harus disediakan.

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    3. Thank God they got back safely.

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  2. Its difficult for the Kadamaian village folks to go on their daily task without a proper road, hope that the local MP and people's rep will request the State Government for funds to rebuild this bridge.

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    1. The collapsed road linking three villages in Kadamaian should be repaired as soon as possible so that the people may go about safely.

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    2. Kerajaan harus mengambil tindakan yang wajar.

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  3. jika jalan itu mengambil masa yang lama untuk dibaik pulih, baik semua pelajar2 ini diberikan pengecualian untuk tinggal di asrama tanpa perlu membayar apa2 yuran..

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    1. Itupun kalau ada asrama berhampiran.

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    2. perbaikilah segera demi kemudahan penduduk.

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    3. If there is no hostel build nearby the school, then its about time for the government to build one. But for now, the bridge which link to the 3 Kadamaian villages must be repaired as soon as possible.

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    4. Harap bantuan di Kg itu akan segera di salur kan.

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  4. Must be quite an adventure journey for these students. In a way, they learn something from the jugle trekking back to home which is team work.

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    1. Mungkin sebelum ni mudah saja datang dan balik dari sekolah tapi inilah salah satu pengalaman yang mereka sediri dapat rasai. ada pelajar yang tiap hari lalui keadaan buruk seperti ini.

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    2. Ini akan memberi pengalaman kepada pelajar2 di Sekolah itu, dan harap mereka akan kuat semangat untuk terus pergi ke Sekolah.

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  5. Kejadian tanah runtuh memang kerap berlaku di kawasan tersebut. sesuatu yang tidak dapat dielakkan tapi sekurang-kurangnya pembaikian tu sentiasa cepat dan cekap.

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    1. ya, kejadian yang berlaku sukar dielakkan, harap pembaikan akan dapat dibuat segera.

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    2. hrapa mereka akan mendapat bantuan

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  6. The government should provide alternative for the students to avoid fatal incident while returning back home after school or vice versa.

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    1. Jangan menunggu sehingga mengancam nyawa kanak-kanak baru sedar kepentingan menydiakan jambatan yang lebih elok dan selamat.

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  7. Something has to be done to bring back convenience to the residents affected.

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  8. Well seems like an adventure for the students which can be fun at times, but other means of security must be provided as well.

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    1. the parents must worried their children safety.

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  9. Hopefully the government has a plan setup already.

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  10. Please repair the road soonest.

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    1. harap jalan ersebut akan dapat diperbaiki secepat yang boleh.

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    2. this will definitely be a road problem for the villagers there.

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  11. Kesian. susah payah juga tu budak2 pergi balik sekolah, macam zaman dulu2 masih jalan hutan lagi pergi sekolah

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  12. Harap kemudahan di Kg itu akan di pertingkatkan lagi.

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  13. Utamakan keselamatan.

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    1. ya..keselamatan harus diutamakan utk pelajar-pelajar tersebut.

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  14. Turun padang dan memahami keadaan sebenar rakyat.

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  15. harap langkah yang sesuai akan dapat diambil untuk membantu mereka.

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  16. semoga kesulitan yang dihadapi ini akan dapat diatasi dengan segera.

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  17. Masalah jalan terputus ini akan diselesaikan secepat mungkin oleh kerajaan bagi memastikan penduduk dapat menggunakannya nanti.

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    1. Kita kena bersabarlah, ini akan menggunakan masa untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini,

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  18. Keajaan pasti akan memastikan masalah sebegini akan dapat diselesaikan secepat yang mungkin.

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  19. kenalah cepat menyelesaikan masalah ini, kesian penduduk sana.

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  20. kesihan, bantuan harus segera di salurkan kepada mereka.

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  21. Pastikan ini dapat diselesaikan dalam masa yang singkat.

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  22. kerajaan mahupun orang ramai yang suda memberi bantuan sila lah tampil kehadapan.

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