The joint SAR team found one victim who died in a search operation on the fourth day of the landslide in Dukuh Situkung, Pandanarum Village, Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java, after the Semarang Basarnas sniffer dog sniffed out the victim's position in Sector A. 2.
Head of the Semarang SAR/Basarnas Office Budiono said the victim named Tuwi (50) was found dead at 13.52 WIB, buried by landslide material with a depth of about 2 meters.
"There are three K-9 units that we have deployed and six excavators are operated. Thank God, today we managed to find the victim on behalf of Mrs. Tuwi in Sector A.2," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, November 19.
He admitted that the search process was difficult because the soil was still loose, so heavy equipment repeatedly collapsed.
The joint SAR team must support the excavator route belonging to the Ministry of Public Works using tree trunk pieces so that the equipment can move.
The excavation effort lasted about six hours until the excavator finally found the victim's position.
The drizzling rain that fell during the discovery process made operators work more carefully.
"There are still several points in Sector A.2 that are identified as being buried. However, our search has temporarily stopped due to heavy rains at the location," said Budiono.
The team hopes that the weather on Thursday (20/11) will improve so that the search process can continue.
A large landslide hit Dukuh Situkung, Pandanarum Village, on Sunday (16/11) after heavy rains hit the area.
A total of 26 people were reported missing, two died, and more than 900 residents fled to a safe place.
With the discovery of one victim on the fourth day of the search, the number of victims who died increased to three people, while 25 others are still being searched.
The list of victims that are still being sought includes Saminem, Kaswanto, Aminah, Wanto, Kasno, Dangseng, Faiz, Suwi, Mrs. Tiaryo, Watri, Marsiah, Warjono, Soliah, Sugiono, Maryuni, Susanti, Tunem, Jonathan, Raya, Mentri, Intan, Lipah, Sartini, Tarni Suprio, and Esiah.
The three victims who have been found dead consist of Luwih, Darti, and Tuwi.
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