Landslide At The Wild Sandstone Mine Location In West Seram Region Swallows Victims, Residents Are Called To Be Alert

Illustration - The condition of residents' houses is buried by material due to the flood disaster that occurred in Rumkuda Hamlet/Via ANTARA

MALUKU - Head of the Maluku BPBD, Henry Farfar, said that a landslide in a location that used to be used as illegal mining of chinabar stone and sand in West Seram Regency claimed lives. It's just that Henry has not been able to confirm how many people have been affected.

"The report from the SBB Regency Satlak PB has not yet been submitted to the provincial BPBD because there was no telephone signal at the scene to communicate," said Henry in Ambon, Antara, Tuesday, July 5.

So that the overall data has not been received in its entirety, including how many people were victims of the disaster.

"What is clear is that there are fatalities, but it is not known how many people and we are still coordinating with the SBB Regency Satlak PB," he said.

He also appealed to people in all regencies/cities to always be aware of the bad weather due to the current rainy season, causing floods and landslides.

"The provincial BPBD every year also conducts socialization, simulations, as well as education and technical guidance to all districts/cities by involving all relevant parties," he said.

It is hoped that the same program will also be carried out by Satlak PB in each area to the community so that they can know what steps to take when a natural disaster occurs.