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3 dead, 5 missing in Banjarnegara landslide rescue attempts
Eight people were reported to have been killed attempting to rescue those affected by landslides in Grumbul Jemblung, Sampang village, Karangkobar district, Banjarnegara regency, Central Java, which took place last Thursday and Friday
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ight people were reported to have been killed attempting to rescue those affected by landslides in Grumbul Jemblung, Sampang village, Karangkobar district, Banjarnegara regency, Central Java, which took place last Thursday and Friday.
Seven of the deceased were members of a family from Cirebon regency, West Java, who were going to rescue their relative in Jemblung after a minor landslide struck the latter's house on Thursday evening.
'On Thursday evening, the family received a call from Partono, their relative in Jemblung, Banjarnegara, informing them that his house had almost collapsed because of a landslide. The following morning, they went to Banjarnegara to bring him home to Cirebon,' Narso, 35, the family's relative, told journalists.
But along with Partono, the family was buried alive under a massive landslide that hit Jemblung village on Friday evening.
Evacuation coordinator Lt. Col. Edi Rohmatulloh, who is also Banjarnegara district military command (Kodim) chief, said the bodies of two of the seven victims, namely Lina, 24, and her daughter Syifa, 4, had been recovered and taken home by their family from Cirebon.
Meanwhile, five other victims ' Darma, 64, Darty, 59, Yatmo, 29, Katmo, 45, and Mamat, 50 ' were still missing, he said.
In a separate incident, Ahmad Nurudin, a resident of Beringun village, Srumbung district, Magelang regency, was killed after an excavator fell on him during the rescue process, injuring two of his colleagues.
Ahmad was a staff member of the Public Works Ministry's Bina Marga directorate in Central Java. He joined the search and rescue team and was assigned to operate an excavator.
The incident occurred when the excavator he was operating toppled onto its side on Tuesday evening, possibly due to a slippery surface caused by rainfall.
Ahmad died shortly after he arrived at hospital while his friends survived.
As many as 108 people were buried alive in a massive landslide that covered their homes in Grumbul Jemblung, Sampang village, Banjarnegara, last Friday.
Edi said that as of noon today, the joint evacuation team had removed the 70 dead bodies from the area, while 38 people remained missing.
'The search is often delayed due to bad weather. We have to stop each time it rains as it may cause more landslides,' he said. (ebf)(++++)
