101 Victims Of Nganjuk Landslide Still Refugee At SDN 3 Ngetos

Landslide management in Nganjuk, East Java (Photo: BNPB documentation)

JAKARTA - As many as 101 residents of Ngetos Village are still displaced after the landslide until Tuesday, February 16. They took refuge in the yard of Public Elementary School (SDN) 3 Ngetos, Ngetos District, Nganjuk Regency, East Java.

Head of the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) Data Information, and Communication Disaster Center Raditya Jati said the Nganjuk District Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) had provided services to residents who fled after a landslide.

BPBD with other related elements operates public kitchens and health services. As well as residents who fled, as of Tuesday, February 16, at 20:19 WIB, the local BPBD recorded 54 families or 186 affected residents.

Meanwhile, landslides left 12 residents dead and 20 injured. Those who were injured received medical treatment at the local Public of Health (Puskesmas).

As of last night, Tuesday, February 16, seven residents were still missing. The joint team continues to strive to search and evacuate victims who are thought to have been buried by landslides.

The joint team has deployed 5 heavy equipment to help search for victims at the landslide location.

One of the events of the landslide in Ngetos Village was rain with moderate to high intensity. The residents' houses that were under the slope were buried by landslides, which resulted in heavy damage to 8 housing units. BPBD Nganjuk Regency informed that this incident took place on Sunday 14 February, at 18.30 WIB.