One Person Reportedly Dragged By River Flow Overflow In Malang

Bantar Police Sector (Polsek) Malang Police personnel asked for witness statements regarding victims being swept away by the current in the Krajan Hamlet area, Bantar Village/ANTARA HO

One resident of Malang Regency was reported to have been swept away by the current during the overflow of the Bantr River in the RT15/3 area of Krajan Hamlet, Bantar Village, Bantar District, Malang Regency, East Java.

Head of Public Relations of Malang Police, Iptu Ahmad Taufik, said that the incident occurred at around 13.30 WIB, with the victim being dragged by the current with the initials S aged 58 years.

"One person was reportedly swept away by the river current in Bantar Village, at around 13.30 WIB," said Taufik as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, July 7.

Taufik explained that the incident began when the Malang Regency was raining with high intensity, since Thursday (6/7), and caused the river flow that was passing in Krajan Hamlet to overflow.

According to him, the victim and other residents tried to clean the wood stuck on the bridge with a length of 20 meters and a width of approximately 1.5 meters. However, while trying to get rid of the wood, the victim was swept away by the current.

"The victim was carried away by the river current, another colleague had tried to help. However, because of the swift water the victim was not saved and carried away by the river current," he said.

Currently, Bantar Sector Police (Polsek) personnel together with the joint team are still searching for the victim, who is a farmer. In addition, officers have also asked for statements from a number of witnesses related to the incident.

"Babinsa together with members of the Bantar Police and residents are looking for victims by walking along the river. However, until now the victim has not been found," he said.

In the Malang Regency area, it was reported that at least two sub-districts were affected by flooding due to the high-intensity rain that had occurred since Thursday (6/7). The two sub-districts are Sumbermjing Wetan District and Ampelgading District.