15 People Died As A Result Of The Ex-Emas Mine Landslide In Solok

Illustration: Residents are located in the location of a gold mining worker buried in the Jorong Timbahan forest area, Nagari Abai, Sangir Batang Hari District, South Solok Regency BETWEEN PHOTOS/Muhammad Arif Pribadi/wsj.

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Solok Regency, West Sumatra, confirmed that 15 people died as a result of being buried by a landslide in a former gold mine in Nagari Sungai Abu, Hiliran Gumanti District.

"From the process of manual evacuation and rescue until 13.40 WIB, 15 victims have died," said Head of BPBD Solok Regency, Irwan Effendi, as reported by ANTARA, Friday, September 27.

Of the 15 victims who died, four victims have been successfully evacuated to a temporary location, then the rest are still at the scene.

"In addition to the death toll, the team has also evacuated three seriously injured victims," he said.

Based on temporary data compiled by BPBD Solok Regency, it is suspected that there are 25 people who are still trapped around the gold mine site.

The unfortunate incident occurred on Thursday (26/9) afternoon. The landslide occurred in a former hole excavated by an old mine in Nagari Sungai Abu, Hiliran Gumanti District, Solok Regency.

The difficult terrain and inaccessible to four-wheeled and two-wheeled vehicles, he said, was a challenge for the BPBD team and volunteers to evacuate victims.

Even for the distance, if you walk to the landslide location, it is estimated that it will take up to eight hours from the nagari center or access that can be reached by motorized vehicles.

The Solok District Health Office (Dinkes) has sent seven ambulances to the disaster site to help with the evacuation of victims. In addition, the local Forkopimda has coordinated to deal with landslide disasters.