West Java Police DVI Identifies 30 Bodies of Cisarua Landslide Victims

BANDUNG - The West Java Police Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team has managed to identify 30 bodies of victims of the landslide in Pasirlangu Village, Cisarua District, West Bandung Regency.

Head of Public Relations of West Java Police Kombes Hendra Rochmawan said that so far the DVI post at the search location has received 48 bags of bodies from the joint SAR team.

"Of the 48 bags of bodies, we have managed to identify approximately 30 bodies and they have been handed over to the victims' families," said the ANTARA court, Tuesday, January 27.

He explained that the DVI continued to continue the process of identifying the bodies that had not been confirmed through the data reconciliation stage.

"For the future, from the remaining bodies we are carrying out reconciliation activities related to the identification process that has been carried out, both comparing post-mortem and ante-mortem data," he said.

Hendra hopes that the number of victims who have been identified can continue to increase as the data matching process by the forensic team continues.

"Because based on the reports we received, the number of missing people continues to be updated every day. We will serve until the entire process is completed," he said.

His party also deployed the Tracking Dog Detachment (Den K9 SAR) to accelerate the search process for victims of landslides in areas with high difficulty levels.

"All our resources are deployed to the maximum, quickly, and measured so that the process of searching for victims can take place effectively, while ensuring that the information provided to the public is accurate and accountable," he said.

He hopes that the presence of Den K9 SAR will help the joint team in detecting the whereabouts of victims buried by landslides, especially in areas that are difficult to reach with heavy equipment.

Based on provisional data until Tuesday, at 18.45 WIB, the joint SAR team has evacuated and sent a total of 48 bags of bodies to the DVI post for further identification. Of these, there are still 18 bags of bodies that are still in the process of identification.