JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) confirmed that the process of identifying victims of the collapse of the Al-Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in Buduran, Sidoarjo, East Java, requires stages that cannot be done instantly.
Head of BNPB Suharyanto said that although the body had been found, identification still had to go through forensic and administrative examinations.
"Not immediately as soon as it was found it was immediately conveyed to the family. There are procedures that must be followed," he said at a press conference that was attended from Jakarta, Saturday, which was confiscated by Antara.
He emphasized that the move was aimed at avoiding mistakes that could increase the burden on the families of the victims, and that BNPB had explained this procedure to the community and the parents of the affected students in the previous meeting.
Suharyanto said that transparency of information is part of efforts to maintain public trust, then the family can accept the explanation because they understand the importance of accuracy in identification.
"Each victim will be identified correctly before being handed over to the family," he said.
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Data from Basarnas noted that until Friday, October 3, the joint SAR team managed to evacuate nine bodies with a combination of manual methods and heavy equipment support.
Thus, the total number of victims as of Saturday morning was 167 people. The victims found 118 people; consisting of 104 people who survived, 11 people were injured or under treatment, 13 people died, while about 45 people were still in search.
Data on the number of victims may change because the evacuation process is still ongoing.
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