Heavy rain which flushed Bengkulu province this week have resulted in a disaster in several locations . At least seven of the 10 districts / cities in Bengkulu hit by landslides and floods so that a number of houses, fields , and transport lines were flooded.sepatu kantor ukuran besar

The condition also occurs in Mark Lebong Village , District White Marl , North Bengkulu . As a result , thousands of residents in the area are isolated and need help . Ironically , Lebong Mark is a very rich area ever . Here there first gold mine . From here also comes the gold in Monas .

Gold at the top of the monument was donated by a businessman from Aceh , namely Teuku Markam . The gold was taken from the mine called Hole glasses because mine entrance in the form of two adjacent holes in the cliffs .

Construction of the monument began on August 17, 1961 by order of President Sukarno , and was opened to the public on July 12, 1975 . This monument crowned flames coated sheet of gold weighing 28 kilograms who symbolizes the spirit of struggle burning .

" The pride of being a real story for the Village Lebong Mark Monas gold came from our village , " said the chief Lebong Mark , Kamarudin , Sunday ( 11/17/2013 ) .

In general, people from the village Lebong Mark Rejang tribe as indigenous people and migrants from West Java . These immigrants are descendants of miners who brought the Dutch colonial period .

Lebong Mark , the Dutch colonial period , a gold -filled location . Mining activity in the area began in 1890 by the company Mijnbouw Maatschappij Redjang Lebong and Mijnbouw Maatschappij Simau . The second company was a major contributor to export gold silver Dutch East Indies with the production of hundreds of tons of gold and silver during 1896-1941 .

But now , even to the Lebong Mark , people will have trouble . The only transport pathways damaged by landslides in the last few days so that the journey to the village takes no less than nine hours . Six hours from the city of Bengkulu to District White Marl , North Bengkulu , and a three -hour train ride lorry with a capacity of eight to ten people , with a distance of approximately 37 kilometers using a dolly .

Asmadi , a local resident , explaining , in the village of Mark Lebong found many remnants of mining activity Netherlands . Now the mining activities can still be seen , but on a small scale and do it manually citizens . Large companies are going for the gold content is low .

" There are still many remnants of its former glory when the area was still producing gold . There is a football field , where billiards , movie theater , as well as some other magnificent buildings , which now has been damaged and occupied residents , " said Asmadi , Sunday ( 11/17/2013 ) .

Now , the village dropped to disruptions in transportation access . Residents who once witnessed how their land wealth transported to another place , now isolated . They are , according to Asmadi , hoping memories of the origins of gold at Monas makes government tick and improved access to Lebong Mark .