41 Cisarua landslide victims identified

BANDUNG - The Search and Rescue (SAR) team said that as many as 41 bags of the bodies of victims of a landslide in Pasirlangu Village, Cisarua, West Bandung Regency, were successfully identified by the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team until Wednesday (28/1) 22.00 WIB.

Head of the Bandung SAR Office Ade Dian said that from the data of 41 bags of bodies, 2 bags were 1 body identity resulting from the search operation until this morning.

"The results of the identification until this morning based on the latest data at 22.00 WIB, there were 41 bags of bodies, two of which were one soul," he said as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, January 29.

Iamenjelaskan korban yang teridentifikasi berasal dari berbagai kelompok usia, mulai dari anak-anak hingga lanjut usia, serta beberapa di antaranya merupakan anggota Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) dan mayoritas korban merupakan warga Desa Pasirlangu dan sekitarnya.

"Identification is carried out through various methods, ranging from fingerprints, e-KTP data, dental examination, property, to medical and administrative data," he added.

Ade added that the victims who were successfully identified were mostly local residents in Pasirlangu Village, Cisarua District, who came from a number of villages, namely Pasir Kuning Village (Sunarya, Delisa), Nyalindung Village (Jajang Taryana, Susi Rahayu), Babakan Village (Nining, Ai Sumarni, Koswara, Andar, Tini, Karmita, Komarudin, Baran Permana, Elis Aning, and Komarawati alias Engkom).

Meanwhile, Pasirkuda Village (Dadang, Nurhayati, Ayu Yuniarti, Deni Suparman, Andri, Cicah Mulyani, Passa Widia Putri, and Pipin Koswandi), and the New Village (Lina Lismayanti).

In addition to local residents, the DVI team also identified a number of victims who came from outside Pasirlangu Village, namely Muhammad Kori (East Lampung), Sidiq Harianto (Pesawaran, Lampung), and Andre Nicky Olga Suwita (South Jakarta), all of whom were identified through the fingerprint method.

Meanwhile, the children who have been successfully identified, including Keyla, Passa Widia Putri (Pasirkuda Village), Delisa (Pasir Kuning Village), Adri Firmansyah, and Reza Subagja.

Iamenegaskan tim SAR gabungan bersama DVI Polri masih terus melanjutkan proses pencarian dan identifikasi korban lainnya meski dihadapkan pada medan yang berat dan kondisi cuaca yang tidak menentu.