2 People In Kebumen Died Buried In The Collapse Of The House When Landslides

JAKARTA - Two people died when a landslide occurred in Argopeni Village, Dad District, Kebumen Regency on Thursday, November 3. They were buried in the rubble of their collapsed house.

"Both died after being buried by the rubble of the building of their house which collapsed by cliff avalanche material from the top of the victim's residence," said Plt. Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information and Communication Center Abdul Muhari in a written statement, Saturday, November 5.

Abdul said BPBD had conducted an analysis of the incident. As a result, there are several causes of landslides, namely high intensity rain, unstable soil, and waterways above the cliff.

"In addition to rain, another factor that is suspected to be the trigger for landslides is unstable soil conditions plus waterways at the top of the cliff," he explained.

"The existence of the water channel causes more water content in the soil. When it rains, the soil structure loses the ability to bind to each other, resulting in landslides," continued Abdul.

As for the current conditions at the location, Abdul said that the two buried residents had been successfully evacuated. This activity was carried out by a joint team from BPBD Kebumen Regency, Basarnas, TNI, Poli, volunteers and local village officials.

In addition, the debris cleaning process will also be carried out. Further monitoring is also carried out because extreme weather will still occur until Saturday, November 5.

Abdul reminded all policy makers to be careful. They are asked to be ready to face the possibility of disasters.

"The Ahmad Yani Semarang Meteorological Station has issued information on extreme weather early warnings that will apply in a number of areas in Central Java, including Kebumen Regency," he explained.

In addition, environmental improvement must also be considered. "Especially for the community, if there is rain within more than an hour, people who live on riverbanks and on cliff slopes should evacuate to safer places for a while," concluded Abdul.