SAR Searches 2 Victims Of Landslides Of The Sumedang Mud Flood Who Are Suspected Of Being Carried By The Current To The Cinarik River, Bandung

The joint SAR team is preparing to search for landslide victims accompanied by mud floods in Sumedang Regency, West Java, Sunday (18/12/2022). (ANTARA/HO-Bandung SAR Office)

The joint SAR team conducted a search for two people suspected of missing due to landslides causing mud floods in Sawah Dadap Village, Cimanggung District, Sumedang Regency, West Java.

Head of the Bandung SAR Office, Jumaril, said two people were in search, namely Syifa (16) and Dini (40). Both residents of Babakan Kananga Hamlet were missing due to the disaster that occurred on Saturday, December 17 afternoon.

"As of 23.00 WIB, the rescue team from the Bandung SAR Office has carried out assessments, coordination and search for victims, but the results are still nil," said Jumaril in Bandung, West Java (West Java), Sunday, December 18, as reported by Antara.

After that, the SAR team also dispatched an additional team on Saturday, December 17 at 23.15 WIB to the search location to find the two people.

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Meanwhile, Bandung SAR Office Search and Rescue Analyst Joshua Banjarnahor said the search was carried out again on Sunday, December 18 after carrying out the morning rally.

Allegedly, he said, the two missing people were carried away by the current to the Citarik tributary in the Linggar Village area, Rancaek District, Bandung Regency. So according to him, the search was carried out up to the area.

"The initial sweeping distance is approximately five kilometers," he said.