Plengsengan River In Malang Ambles, Security Post Collapses

MALANG - The intensity of heavy rains made the soil on the river bank of the Bumi Mondoroko Raya Housing, Singosari District, Malang Regency slide. Not only that, the building of the security post there also collapsed along with avalanche materials.

A security guard named Rudianto (53), a resident who happened to be on guard, fell along with the landslide material. The victim was rescued.

Singosari Police Chief Kompol Achmad Robial said the incident occurred at around 03.15 WIB, Tuesday, December 21. The subsidence of the plengsengan occurred when heavy rain continued to pour.

The victim at the time of the incident managed to escape. The victim suffered minor injuries and was taken to Prima Husada Hospital Singosari.

The landslide also made the security guard's motorbike into the river. The loss due to the subsidence of the river basin was estimated at Rp. 45 million.