The DVI Team Identified 28 Of The 38 Bodies Of Victims Of The Semeru Eruption, The Bodies Have Been Taken By Their Families

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SURABAYA - As many as 28 of the 38 bodies of victims of the Mount Semeru disaster have been taken by their families. While the remaining 10 bodies are currently still being identified by the DVI Police Team.

"We received 38 body bags and 28 of them have been identified and their families have taken them," said the East Java Police Chief, Inspector General Nico Afinta in a written statement, Friday, December 17, 2021.

According to Nico, the DVI team is trying their best to identify bodies that have not been identified. However, they need the help of survivors who lost their families due to the Mount Semeru disaster.

Therefore, Nico appealed to people who felt that their families were victims of the Semeru disaster, to play an active role by coming to Dr. Haryoto Lumajang Hospital for DNA testing.

"Later, samples of the DNA will be taken, to be matched with the bodies found by the joint SAR team," he said.

Related to disaster management, continued Nico, the East Java Regional Police have formed several task forces. Among them are the Evacuation Search Task Force, Health Task Force, Logistics Task Force, and Public Relations Task Force.

"As many as 11 dogs tracking Satwa K-9 units from the National Police Headquarters and the East Java Regional Police and their ranks are still on standby during the search operation for victims of the Mount Semeru hot cloud avalanche," he said.

Based on data from the Lumajang Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), the number of victims who died as a result of the hot clouds falling from Mount Semeru was 48 people, then 18 people suffered serious injuries and nine people suffered minor injuries.

Meanwhile, the number of sub-districts affected by the eruption material and volcanic ash in 21 sub-districts in Lumajang Regency with a total of 10.158 displaced residents spread over 151 points.