The uphill road to Paniai
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Landslides, fallen trees, illegal fees and security issues have interfered with the fuel distribution in the Papua highlands. Tempo's Akbar Tri Kurniawan traced the fuel distribution trail along the Nabire-Paniai highway.
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TWO Pertamina trucks pulled to a stop at Kilometer 129 on the Nibire-Paniai Trans highway Papua's central highlands. Lying ahead was a winding and rocky climb. Pouring rain from Thursday night two weeks ago made the road more slippery and muddy.
The first truck tried to drive up the roughly 25-degree slope. The deafening sound of the engine broke the silence of the night as the truck sped forward in a futile attempt at the slope before it skidded
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