By RODRICK DESURI 

Auki 

A call has been made for the urgent repair of the Fiu and Kelakwai Veda Road in Central Kwara’ae, Malaita Province which was washed away by floods last week.

The road was first dug into half on Wednesday (Jan 28) and was later cut off as bad weather continued. 

Community leader, Jason Siru said the road has split by 10 metres, making it nearly impossible for anyone to cross on foot.

He said due to the cut-off, farmers, vehicle owners and the entire population of Fiu and Kelakwai communities have had to pay a sum of $100 per day to use the Kunu access road. 

He added that students and staff of Gwaigeo Rural Training Centre and the secondary school are among those most affected.

“At first, since Wednesday last week, the road was dug up by the flash flood from the Fiu River halfway. The flood continued on Thursday and Friday, completely cutting off the road.

“The road splintered about 10 metres apart, which nobody can possibly cross.

“So, the most affected people are the students and staff of Gwaigeo Rural Training Centre and secondary school,” he said.

Meanwhile, Siru appeals to the responsible authorities to quickly step in to fix the road as it has caused a lot of inconvenience for their daily routines. 

He said they have been feeling the effects of the damaged road in having to pay fees, which should be taken into consideration by the authorities. 

“We are suffering now because every day we have to pay $100 before using the disputed access road at Kunu.

“So, we are calling on the authorities to quickly fix the road as it is the main route that our market vendors use to transport their produce,” he said.

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