3 Students Dragged By The Flood In Lubuk Hitam, Padang

PADANG - Three students were reported to have been dragged into the floodwaters in Lubuk Hitam waterfall, Bungus Teluk Kabung District, Padang, West Sumatra (West Sumatra).

Based on information gathered, the incident occurred at around 4.40 pm, Friday, March 26, when three students were at the location with other friends.

"We are still searching for the three students who disappeared because they were dragged into the flood," said Head of Basarnas Padang Asnedi in Padang.

The search was carried out by a joint SAR team consisting of Basarnas personnel, BPBD, the police, and the local community.

As many as three students who went missing, two of them were women, while the other was a boy.

According to data in the field, it is known that the student visited the three-level Lubuk Hitam waterfall with dozens of friends.

They climbed the tourist spots starting from level one to three.

When they headed for the third level waterfall suddenly the water flow rose and there was a flood due to rain in the upstream area.