Misarched By The NTT Kupang Flood, Watered Pasutri, 1 Found Dead

Illustration. Residents crossed the flood while carrying 3 kg LPG gas in Bojong Asih, Bandung Regency, West Java, Friday, March 8, 2019. (Between-Novrian Arbi)

NTT - A husband and wife were dragged by flood water while crossing the Bainel River, West Fatuleu District. The victim named Theresia Teti (40) was found dead while her husband, Atrohanis Malapu (40) is still missing.

Head of the Kupang Class A Search and Rescue Office I Putu Sudayana said the two victims were residents of Kalale Village, Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

"The SAR team has gone down to the scene to carry out search efforts," he said in Kupang, NTT, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, November 15.

The incident occurred when the husband and wife crossed the flooded Bainel River area.

The joint SAR team went straight to the scene when the report came in on Monday, November 14 night. Sudayana said the SAR team arrived at 22.00 WITA.

After coordinating with the families of the victims and the local village government to get the chronology of the incident, the SAR team found that Theresia Teti was found by local residents on Monday, November 14 evening.

Meanwhile, the SAR team on the second day of the search conducted a sweep of the Bainel River. Sudayana said the missing victim was suspected of drowning and being dragged by the flood to the downstream as far as 5 km.

"In the search operation carried out by the SAR team and potential SAR such as BPBD Kupang Regency, Tagana, Kaale Village Government and the families of the victims have yet to find the missing victims who were dragged into the flood," he said.