Search for West Bandung landslide victim continues, heavy equipment added

Illustration: The joint SAR team during the search process for the landslide victim in Pasirlangu Village, Cisarua District, West Bandung Regency, Friday (30/1/2026). ANTARA/Rubby Jovan

JAKARTA - The search and rescue (SAR) operation for victims of a landslide in West Bandung Regency, West Java, was resumed by expanding the search area and adding up to 18 units of heavy equipment.

Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Data, Information, and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, said that today's SAR operation continued from 08.00 WIB with a focus on searching for six people who are still missing.

Reported by ANTARA, Monday, February 2, in the operation, the joint SAR team deployed 18 heavy equipment to open and comb the landslide material at a number of priority points.

He said that the weather conditions, which were still accompanied by light to moderate rain, were a challenge for personnel in the field.

Meanwhile, based on the update of evacuation data, as many as 517 people have returned to their respective homes after the condition was declared safer.

Meanwhile, the residents who are still staying in the evacuation location are recorded as 159 people from 49 heads of households (KK).

To support the basic needs of refugees, BNPB has provided logistical assistance in the form of food packages, ready-to-eat meals, mattresses, blankets, hygiene tools, portable toilets, generators, and water pumps, and ensuring continued support in accordance with developments in the field.