Toxic Victims In Sekarwangi Village, Sukabumi Increase To 109 Orng

Victims of food poisoning from Sekarwangi Village, Cibadak District, Sukabumi Regency, West Java while undergoing treatment from the Sekarwangi Hospital medical team on Tuesday (4/6/2024). ANTARA/Aditya Rohman

SUKABUMI - The number of victims of food poisoning in Sekarwangi Village, Sukabumi Regency, West Java continues to grow, which until now has reached 109 people who are the result of data collection by health post officers.

"The number of victims who experience symptoms of poisoning continues to increase, even those who are evacuated or referred to the Sekarwangi Cibadak Hospital until 22.00 WIB are still arriving," said Head of the Emergency Section of the Sukabumi Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Medi Abdul Hakim, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, June 4.

According to information gathered from the health post, the total number of residents who were poisoned as of 22.00 WIB reached 109 people. These victims came from Cikiwul and Cimonyet villages.

Of these, 51 victims were referred to the hospital, of which 31 people went to Sekarwangi Hospital, accompanied by their families or not referred by joint officers.

Medi said that during the process of handling mass poisoning, his party deployed six personnel to assist health workers from the Public Health Center and the Sukabumi District Health Office and the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) of Sukabumi Regency.

Not only that, the process of handling mass poisoning involved dozens of joint officers from various elements, of which these officers were deployed to provide assistance, starting to provide first aid, collecting data on taking food samples and evacuating victims to hospitals.

According to him, it is possible that the number of victims will continue to grow, but some victims who experience symptoms of poisoning have also recovered gradually.

Those who were referred to the hospital because they were dehydrated and their bodies were weak due to frequent vomiting and urinating. Until now there has been no information about any death toll.

This poisoning started when hundreds of residents attended a thanksgiving event in Cikiwul Village, RW 02, Sekarwangi Village on Tuesday afternoon were given packaged rice by the organizers.

However, at night or around 19.00 WIB, one by one residents suspected of eating the dish experienced symptoms of poisoning such as complaining of nausea, vomiting and experiencing continuous defecation (BAB).