25 Meter Cliff In Banjarnegara Landslide Hits Resident's House, Midwife And Three Other People Died

Landslide in Banjarnegara/BNPB

JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) noted that four people died due to a landslide in Pagentan Village, Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java.

"Four residents died. One resident was injured," said Plt. Head of the BNPB Disaster Information and Communication Data Center, Abdul Muhari in his statement, Saturday, November 20.

Based on information, the three people who died were Partini (38), Bunga (16), Fino (11), they were family members. Meanwhile, another person named Andriyani Erowati is a midwife. Currently, the bodies of the four victims of the disaster that occurred on Friday, November 19 have been evacuated. Meanwhile, other local residents have been evacuated.

"Residents survived temporarily evacuated at the Pagentan District Office," said Abdul.

On the other hand, the landslide caused two houses to be heavily damaged. So, the joint team is also carrying out cleaning up due to the disaster.

"To clean up the landslide material, BPBD together with related agencies unloaded heavy equipment at the scene," said Abdul.

The landslide occurred after heavy rain accompanied by winds flushed the Banjarnegara area on Friday night. The BPBD of Banjarnegara Regency reported that rainy conditions caused a cliff as high as 25 meters to slide and hit two residents' houses below it.

Banjarnegara District is an area prone to landslides. The inaRISK study stated that the area was in a moderate to high landslide hazard category. A total of 20 sub-districts, including Pagentan, are a number of areas with such potential hazards.