One Person In West Pasaman Dies In Landslide

Talamau police officers when evacuating a victim buried by landslide material who was found dead / Photo: Antara

SIMPANG EMPAT - Police said that one resident of Tabek Sirah Nagari Talu, Talamau District, West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra Yulisman (55) died under a landslide in the Polongan Anam area, Wednesday, June 22. We have evacuated the victim from the ground and died. We have evacuated the victim," said Talamau Police Chief AKP Junaidi at Simpang Empat, Wednesday, June 22. trapped and crushed by landslides. According to him, heavy rainfall since Tuesday, June 21 resulted in landslides at around 19.30 WIB at four points, namely at Polongan Six, Jorong Merdeka Nagari Talu, at one point in the Pasanggiangan Jorong Partomuan Nagari Talu area and at one point in Kelok Kaco. landslide point. As a result, a minibus unit with a BA 1087 DO number plate was hit by landslide material medium and one minibus unit was trapped in two landslide points. In addition, an ambulance at the Jambak Regional Hospital carrying the body was also trapped at the Pasanggiang landslide. "At 23.30 WIB, the body which was brought by the hospital ambulance has been successfully evacuated together using an ambulance belonging to the Talu Health Center to the funeral home," he was quoted as saying. Antara.Meanwhile at the Polongan Six location, one two-wheeled vehicle was buried by a landslide and about 20 two-wheeled units were unable to cross because they were trapped by a landslide. At 23.30 WIB, the two-wheeled vehicle and its people trapped by the landslide were able to be evacuated from the location.

Until now, he said, the Talamau Police were still at the landslide location in order to provide a sense of security, and to help evacuate some road users. The road to Talu for vehicles is temporarily impassable because officers are in the process of clearing landslide material. Meanwhile, the Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Azhar said his party together with related agencies such as the Talamau Police and the Public Works Department this morning started cleaning up landslide material. "The road access this morning cannot be passed by vehicles. The victims who were buried by the landslide have been evacuated," he said.