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Residents must brace for floods, landslides as rainy season begins: Authorities
A recent landslide in South Tangerang, Banten, claimed one life and injured another following hours of heavy rain.
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Residents inspect a landslide in Kampung Kademangan in Keranggan subdistrict, South Tangerang, Banten, on Dec. 2. The incident killed a young mother and injured her child. (Kompas.com/Muhammad Isa Bustomi)
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esidents of Kampung Kademangan in Setu subdistrict, South Tangerang, Banten have been mourning the death of Anggi Febriyanto, who was buried on Tuesday. She had been killed a landslide triggered by heavy rains the day before.
The 26-year-old was a housewife who lived with her husband Angga Saputra, 28, and their two children. At the time of heavy downpour, she was visiting her grandmother’s house with her younger son, located nearby but below the main road.
Her husband, Angga was waiting for his wife to return to their home, located on the main road and on higher ground. On her motorbike, she and her 3-year-old child took a shortcut back. But on the way, the ground above them started to tremble and debris fell onto the road she and her son were trying to.
Local residents became aware of their situation when Anggi screamed for help while holding her child.
After hearing that a landslide occurred, Angga rushed to the location only to find both his wife and son buried under the soil and rubble.
"I immediately took them both to the hospital. Sadly, my wife didn't survive. Thankfully, my son did," he told to The Jakarta Post on Tuesday during her funeral.
South Tangerang Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) head Chaerudin suspected that the concrete wall holding back the soil did not have the proper foundation, noting the lack of iron bars to strengthen it. The landslide had also been triggered by a heavy downpour in the area.
