The Joint Search and Rescue (SAR) team deployed nine sniffer dogs and nine heavy equipment on the third day of the search for landslide victims in Cibeunying Village, Cilacap Regency, Central Java.
"Nine sniffer dogs from the Cilacap SAR Office and the Central Java Police were deployed to help speed up the search process at difficult points to reach," said Head of the Cilacap SAR Office Muhammad Abdullah as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, November 15.
Joint personnel from various agencies were also involved in the operation to search for victims of the natural disaster.
Until the third day of the operation, the joint SAR team was still looking for 20 buried residents, consisting of six residents of Tarukahan Hamlet and 14 residents of Cibuyut Hamlet.
In this regard, he said the SAR operation was carried out on five search worksites, namely A-1 which is estimated to have three people in the search, A-2 there were seven people in the search, A-3 there were four people in the search, B-1 there were four people in the search, and B-2 there were two people in the search.
"Integrated posts also continue to strengthen cross-agency coordination to ensure the distribution of logistics, search equipment, and medical support for officers in the field runs optimally," he said.
Landslides occurred on Thursday (13/11), at around 19.00 WIB, hoarding a number of houses in Tarukahan Hamlet and Cibuyut Hamlet, Cibeunying Village, Majenang District, Cilacap.
Based on preliminary data collection after the incident, the total number of victims reached 46 people, consisting of 23 survivors, two died, and 21 people were reported missing.
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Three residents, namely Maya, Haryanto, and Andi were injured and have received medical treatment at the Majenang Hospital.
The landslide damaged 12 houses and threatened 16 other houses in an area of about 6.5 hectares. Landslides stockpiled settlements and caused 2 meters of land to fall and 25 meters of cracks.
As of Friday (14/11), at 11.00 WIB, three landslide victims were found dead, namely Julia Lestari (20), Maya Dwi Lestari (15), and Yuni (45), all of whom were from Tarukahan Hamlet. A total of 20 residents are still being searched.
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