Check The Climbing SOP, West Sumatra Police Call BKSDA Regarding The Eruption Of Mount Marapi

Erupsi Gunung Marapi, Siumatra Barat (dok BNPB)

The West Sumatra Regional Police (West Sumatra) will summon the West Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) regarding the Mount Marapi climbing activity which has experienced an eruption since Sunday, December 3.

The Head of Public Relations of the West Sumatra Police, Kombes Pol Dwi Sulistyono, stated that after the search and evacuation efforts are complete, the BKSDA will be questioned regarding standard operating procedures (SOP) and regulations for the activity of climbing Marapi.

"With the disaster incident and then causing casualties, the West Sumatra BKSDA will be questioned because it is an agency responsible for climbing activities at the Marapi Nature Tourism Park (TWA)," said Dwi Sulistyono as quoted by ANTARA.

This summons was made after the eruption of Marapi caused a number of climbers to be trapped and claimed lives.

In the search and evacuation process, the joint SAR team managed to find another victim who died on Wednesday afternoon.

The female victim was being evacuated down to undergo the identification process by the DVI Team. With the discovery of the victim, all 75 climbers who have been recorded have been found.

Dwi emphasized that the 75 people's data refers to the list of climbers who registered online before climbing. However, he is worried that there are still other climbers who climb without registering in the application, so the search effort continues.

Joint personnel at the location continue to search and search for victims even though they are blocked by ongoing ash rain and eruptions.

Search and evacuation efforts involve teams from various agencies, including the National Police, TNI, Basarnas, BPBD, PMI, surrounding communities, and others.