GUA MUSANG: A total of 1,000 Orang Asli in Pos Gob here have been stranded since last Friday after a landslide cut off road links to Kampung Gawin.
Orang Asli Village Security Development Committee secretary Aman Pak Ngah said after the incident, villagers could no longer go to Gua Musang town to carry out their daily affairs or purchase necessities.
"Before this, we could access the road using motorcycles, but we have been stranded here since Friday after continuous heavy rain resulted in a landslide about 100m from Kampung Gawin.
"In fact, a team tried to enter this village to send food supplies using motorcycles had to turn back," he told reporters here today (Feb 6).
Kampung Gawin resident Amat Jali, 45, said he was one of the five villagers who had to stay overnight in the forest last week, during a trip to the Gua Musang town.
"We went to buy food because the damaged road is only accessible by motorcycles.
"Now, not only the villagers are cut off, but it also affected our source of income because we can't go to other villages to purchase or find forest produce and vegetables," he said.
Department of Orang Asli Development deputy director for Kelantan and Terengganu Roslina Bun said the bad weather had hampered efforts to repair the damaged road and promised to resume works as soon as possible.
"We will go to Pos Gob to repair the road and clean it up once the weather improves," she said.-- Bernama
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