SAR Team Recovers the Body of a Victim of a Landslide in TPST Bantargebang

Joint officers moved the landslide victim of a garbage mound to a body bag found at TPST Bantargebang, Bekasi, West Java, Monday (9/3/2026). ANTARA FOTO/Darryl Ramadhan/foc.

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has again found the body of a victim who was buried in a garbage pile in the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPS) in Ciketing Udik Village, Bantargebang District, Bekasi City, West Java.

"One body was found this afternoon, so a total of five people died," said Head of Public Relations of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) DKI Jakarta Romli Prasetyo as reported by ANTARA, Monday, March 9.

Until now, he said, officers are still looking for four more people who are suspected of still being buried. "So far four people have survived," he said.

Basarnas DKI Jakarta recorded 13 people as victims of the garbage mountain landslide. Four people who survived were Budiman, Joha, Safifudin, and Slamet.

Meanwhile, the deceased victims were the owner of the stall, Enda Widayanti (250), the owner of the stall, Sumine (60), the truck driver, Dedi Sutrisno, and Irwan Supriatin.

"Plus one more body that was just found by officers. We are still looking for four victims who have not been found," said Romli.

A total of 366 joint personnel were deployed to search for the victims starting from the Jakarta SAR Office, the Bekasi SAR Standby Unit, the Bekasi Metro Police, the Bantar Gebang Police, the Military Command, the Damkar Bekas, the TNI Armed Battalion 7/Biring Galih, the Dalmas Polda Metro Jaya, Satbrimobda, Ditsamapta and others.

The joint SAR personnel opened access using heavy equipment such as excavators and deploying satra units or K-9 to search for signs of victims.

"In addition, we have also deployed assistance tools to carry out evacuations," he said.