West Java Police Records Ten Bags of the Bodies of Victims of the Cisarua Landslide

BANDUNG - The West Java Regional Police (Polda) has recorded as many as ten bags of the bodies of victims of the landslide disaster in the Cisarua area, West Bandung Regency, which are currently at the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) post.

Head of Public Relations (Kabid Humas) of West Java Police, Kombes Pol. Hendra Rochmawan in Bandung, Saturday, said that as many as six identities of the bodies had been successfully identified and confirmed.

"Of these, there are 10 bags of bodies at the DVI post that are being processed. Six have been identified, one is a body part, and there are still three others that are still in the process of identification," he explained.

He explained that other identification processes are still being carried out by the West Java Police DVI team together with the joint SAR team in the midst of extreme weather limitations.

He also added that some body parts already have fingerprint comparisons to body parts that have been evacuated and are now in the process of identification through data before death (ante-mortem) and after death (post-mortem).

"The body parts in the form of hands can be identified because they have fingerprint comparators. Meanwhile, the body parts in the form of legs and others are still in the process of identification through ante-mortem and post-mortem," he added.

On that occasion, he also said that the process of searching for victims affected by the landslide was still facing weather conditions at the scene.

He said that based on the latest report from the complaint post, the number of missing victims is still quite significant.

"Based on the latest report at 16.00 WIB, there are still around 71 people reported missing," he added.

In addition to the identification and search process for the victims, the West Java Police also provided logistical assistance to help the victims affected by the disaster.

In addition, his party also distributed logistical assistance in the form of basic necessities to ease the burden of the victims and field kitchens to facilitate the provision of food for refugees.