SAR Team Finds 7 Victims Of Banjarnegara Landslide

The joint SAR team found five bodies and two pieces of the body of a landslide victim in Pandanarum Village, Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java, in the search process.

Head of the Semarang SAR Office Budiono said seven victims were found in the search process in sectors A and C

According to him, the three bodies that have been identified are in the names of Esiah, Karti, and Maruni.

"The other two have not been identified," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, November 20.

The evacuation process, he continued, was supported by 12 heavy equipment.

As for sector B, he said, officers are still focused on reducing puddles.

"The information will be added with heavy equipment so that the search process is expected to be faster," he said.

Previously, landslides hit Pandanarum Village on Sunday (16/11) which was allegedly triggered by very high rainfall that flushed the hilly area for several hours.

Dozens of people were reported missing due to being buried by landslides.

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