Andiko Affiari Rahmat, who received a posthumous promotion from first private to chief private, was given an Islamic funeral prayer before his body was transported to Padang Pariaman regency in West Sumatra aboard a NC-212-200 transport aircraft, the Navy said on Thursday via its Instagram account @tni_angkatan_laut.

The ceremony was led by Brig. Gen. Ludi Prastyono, the personnel affairs assistant to the Marine Corps commanding general.

A separate military send-off ceremony was held on Tuesday at the same air base to return the bodies of First Pvt. Burton C. Silitonga, Chief Pvt. Dicky Yogha Priambada and Second Cpl. Anton Karisma.

All three were granted a one-rank posthumous promotion as well as given pre-burial rites according to their religious beliefs: Christian rites for Burton and Islamic rites for Dicky and Anton.

The Navy arranged a commercial flight to return Burton’s body to Medan, North Sumatra, while an NC-212-200 aircraft with serial number U-6206 transported Dicky’s body to Surabaya, East Java, and another aircraft of the same type with serial number U-6216 flew Anton’s body home to Lampung.

Morning Brief

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning.

Delivered straight to your inbox three times weekly, this curated briefing provides a concise overview of the day's most important issues, covering a wide range of topics from politics to culture and society.

View More Newsletter

By registering, you agree with The Jakarta Post's Privacy Policy

Sign Up

Thank You

for signing up our newsletter!

Please check your email for your newsletter subscription.

View More Newsletter

A joint search and rescue team located their bodies on Monday, 10 days after the landslide occurred on Jan. 24.

The four Marines were riflemen from the 9th Infantry Battalion/Bala Jala Yudha Perkasa (Yonif 9), also known as the Black Bears, headquartered in Teluk Pandan district, Pesawaran regency, Lampung.

They were part of a squad of 23 riflemen in pre-deployment training for the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border security task force when the landside struck, and among the 14 corpsmen whose bodies have been recovered and returned to their families to date.

A joint team of personnel from the military, the National Police and the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), along with volunteers, is continuing efforts to locate the nine other Yonif 9 riflemen who are still missing.

Heavy equipment

The Public Works Ministry has mounted a concurrent operation to accelerate victim recovery and evacuation efforts as well as provide emergency response, with the deployment of heavy equipment and supporting facilities from various agencies to the disaster area in Cisarua.

“We will continue to be present and ensure that all equipment are working until the evacuation and disaster response phase is completed,” Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo said in a press release issued on Monday.

“The ministry is committed to assisting the regional administration and its residents during this difficult time.”

The Jakarta-West Java National Road Implementation Center (BBPJN) has sent a total of eight excavators, consisting of six Komatsu PC75 mini excavators and two Komatsu PC200 hydraulic excavators, to the A2 evacuation area.

The Citarum River Basin Center (BBWS) has deployed five Komatsu PC55 mini excavators and three PC200 excavators to the A1 evacuation area. In addition, BBWS Citarum has sent five water pumps with a capacity of 16.7 liters per second for post-disaster cleanup and a 5,000-liter water tank to help facilitate the distribution of clean water.

BBWS Cimanuk-Cisanggarung has sent one PC55 to the A1 area, along with two water pumps.

The West Java Building, Infrastructure and Planning Agency (BPBPK) and the provincial administration have coordinated to provide 10 water hydrants with a capacity of 2,000 liters each, seven portable toilets, two 4,000-liter water tanks and two tents for affected residents.

According to Basarnas data, the disaster’s toll as of Sunday totaled 158 affected residents, 78 survivors and six people still missing.

“The current focus is assisting the emergency response and evacuation conducted by Basarnas and the joint SAR team by readying heavy equipment and necessary supporting facilities,” minister Dody said on Jan. 25 during a visit to the disaster site, according to a statement from the Public Works Ministry.

Meanwhile Sany Indonesia, a subsidiary of Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer Sany, said on Monday that it was sending two excavators to Cisarua to assist with post-disaster evacuation and cleanup, and had placed two other excavators on standby.

Sany Indonesia general manager Yan Sui said the company had previous experience assisting with several disasters in the country, including the Sumatra flooding in late November.

As of Dec. 2, it had sent 13 heavy equipment including excavators and wheel loaders to help with the emergency response and road clearing operations in northern Sumatra.

“We hope our response this time can be more efficient and with stronger cooperation with related authorities,” Yan said in a press statement. (nvn)

Popular

Prabowo hints at harsh world politics challenging Indonesia’s non-alignment policy

Layoffs rise for fourth straight year, ministry data show

Flawed judicial selection