A number of children in West Pasaman, Indonesia were seen cleaning up debris stuck on a suspension bridge over the Batang Bayang River on September 5.

According to local media, the bridge was badly damaged due to heavy flowing river water caused by rain that flushed the area on the evening of September 4.

One of the residents said: "Due to the damage to the suspension bridge, some residents had to climb the damaged bridge in order to carry out work activities."

The bridge is the areas only access to the village of Jorong from the village of Ujung Gading.

A number of children in West Pasaman, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia tried to clean up wood debris stuck on a suspension bridge in the Batang Bayang River on September 5, 2020.

The bridge was badly damaged due to the water from the shadow river flowing due to heavy rains that flushed the area on September 4, 2020, at night local time.

the damage to the suspension bridge which made it the only access to contact the village of Jorong with the village of Ujung Gading, West Pasaman, made the children in the area try to clean the large logs that were stuck on the bridge.

one of the Malin residents said "due to the damage to the suspension bridge, some residents had to climb the damaged bridge in order to carry out work activities"