A total of 10 bodies of victims of flash floods that hit Palembayan District, Agam Regency, West Sumatra (West Sumatra), were buried en masse at the Sungai Jariang Public Cemetery (TPU), Lubuk Basung District.
Head of the National Police Inafis Center Brigadier General Mashudi said the 10 bodies buried consisted of three daughters, two children, four adult women and one adult boy.
"The 10 funerals were carried out en masse in one hole and previously we held body prayers at the Nurul Falah Lubuk Basung Grand Mosque," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, December 11.
He said the identities of the 10 bodies buried were not yet known. While burying, he added, DNA identification and matching are still ongoing.
"This will take a long time and as Islamic teachings, the body must be buried immediately and this also reminds the limitations of the morgue at the Lubuk Basung Regional General Hospital (RSUD)," he said.
However, the identification process for the 10 bodies has been carried out by taking DNA samples from the victims. After that, taking samples from people who feel they have lost their families and medicine is still matching this sample.
If a match of identity has been found, he said, the victim's family can move the body to a better place or in this place. However, it can be done takziah or pilgrimage to the tomb.
The National Police has identified 128 bodies in Agam and the bodies have been handed over to the family so that they have been buried.
"I represent the leadership, the National Police Chief and the leadership of the West Sumatra Police Chief, express my condolences for the victims of natural disasters in West Sumatra," he said.
Meanwhile, Agam Regional Secretary Muhammad Lutfi AR added that the Agam Regency Government should provide services to victims and carry out funerals for families.
For people who have not found their families, they can provide information through the nagari guardian or village head and the main post of the Agam Regency Government.
"We provide the best possible service. We urge the public to be calm and live a good life in the future," said Agam District Secretary Muhammad LutfiAR.
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