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Body of fifth victim of Ponorogo landslide recovered

A search and rescue team from the Ponorogo Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has recovered the body of a fifth victim of a landslide that hit Banaran village, Ponorogo regency, East Java, on April 2.

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Wed, April 26, 2017 Published on Apr. 26, 2017 Published on 2017-04-26T14:54:24+07:00

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Body of fifth victim of Ponorogo landslide recovered Rescue effort: A Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) worker observes the condition of houses damaged by a landslide, which hit Banaran village, East Java, earlier this month. (Antara/Siswowidodo)

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search and rescue team from the Ponorogo Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has recovered the body of a fifth victim of a landslide that hit Banaran village, Ponorogo regency, East Java, on April 2. 

BPBD Ponorogo’s logistics and emergency affairs division head, Setya Budiono, said the fifth victim, reportedly an adult male, was found on Monday when the agency’s team and volunteers was working to normalize the Tangkil River, which was clogged with mud.

“The body was found at around 2:45 p.m. local time when the BPBD team and Indonesia Amateur Radio Organization [Orari] volunteers hosed mud from the river,” Budi said as quoted by Antara on Tuesday.

The body was discovered two days after BPBD Ponorogo announced the end of the state of emergency in Banaran village, which had been extended for one week.

Most BPBD elements, disaster response team members and volunteers had been withdrawn but several personnel were taking turns to clear the Tangkil River. 

“Together with local residents, the team removed the body from the river. It was later taken to the mortuary at Dr Hardjono Regional General Hospital, Ponorogo, for identification,” said Budi, adding that the body remained unidentified.

During the search operation after the landslide hit Banaran village the bodies of four people reported missing were recovered by the joint team. They were named as Iwan Danang Suwandi, 27, Katemi, 70, Sumaryono, 25, and Sunadi, 47. (hol/ebf)

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