KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Six flood-hit villages in Ngada regency were still isolated Friday after four bridges connecting other villages collapsed.
The isolated areas are Bela and Wogowela villages in Golews district, and Kotakana, Ua, Aewea and Bela villages in Mauponggo district.
"People have had to wade across rivers. However, if rivers are swollen after heavy rains, no one dares to cross," said Stanislaus Dani, an official at the Ngada Social Office, by phone Friday.
According to Stanislaus, the bridges collapsed after being hit by floods and landslides.
The local road network maintenance unit has deployed heavy machinery to landslide-hit areas to clear earth covering the roads.
Stanislaus said four of the bridges had to be completely rebuilt in order to restore transportation networks from cities to villages.
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