After registering with the police below the incident site (on Jalan Wangsa 13, across from the mosque), we were able to turn left on Jalan Mulia 1/1. The short bridge over the drainage site was easy for any car to pass. There was walking access over the rubble and very muddy at that point (see photo left) on Jln Bk Mewah 1. From there, you could see quite the damage still. 
We then departed on the jungle track from Jalan Bukit Mewah 2. That was where we needed 4 wheel drive.
The police told us to drive carefully since they had just finished a few hours earlier (Monday morning). With all the morning rain, it was definitely a mess. We temporarily got stuck, but then got out after shifting into 4 wheel drive mode.
After collecting some thing from our house, we went down the hill, taking pictures of the road to show its status. By 9:30 am, they had already made significant progress on improving the road in the past hour. If there is dry weather, it could be passable for all vehicles soon.
(The top of the track, looking down.)
(The start of the track from J Bk Mewah 2. You can see a bit of a two track bridge across a stream.)As you can see, there were cranes and bulldozers working to clear and level the road. It was encouraging to see how hard they were working and how much progress was being made. We were told, though, that the situation was still quite unstable, and it may be quite a while until regular road access and electricity are restored.
Best to continue to monitor the situation via the news reports, we were told.
3 comments:
It was quite an experience going up the muddy track in 4wdr, but it was well worth the adventure! Fortunately, we were able to rescue food out of the fridge that had not yet spoiled. - Doug's Dad
I thought I'd posted something but apparently to no avail since I didn't have a username. But now I do. So let me just reiterate how blogworthy these events are. And also how good it is to know that Gabi and Rania will never be just part of the herd. Nice also to see some Thanksgiving pics.
Must have felt cool to do some offroad driving, though the circumstances are not great.
We just happened to check your blog site on Sunday December 7 and were surprised to see the landslide photos. Hope that you are settled in and the neighborhood is not in further danger of moving South. Quite the adventure.
Love,
The Savchuk's
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