The Aceh Tamiang Police have combed and checked the cars that were abandoned due to the flood disaster along the main route to the Tanah Terban gas station in the area following the issue of a corpse in the vehicle.
Aceh Tamiang Police Chief AKBP Muliadi said the inspection of the car affected by the disaster was to determine whether the issue of the corpse was true or not.
"After we combed and checked all the way to the Tanah Terban gas station, it turned out that there were no bodies in the car. There was also no issue of a pungent odor that was spread. So, that's not true. There was a smell of flood mud," said the Police Chief as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, December 8.
During the examination, followed by the Recruitment of Community Development (Dirbinmas) of the Aceh Police, Kombes Donny Siswoyo. This step was taken to ensure that the situation was running safely and at the same time responding to issues circulating in the community regarding the presence of bodies in these vehicles.
The search was carried out thoroughly by examining every vehicle that was left by the owner when the flood hit. This inspection also involves dozens of personnel to ensure that all points are detected accurately.
"The issue was not true and not a single body was found in the car as reported wildly on social media," said Aceh Tamiang Police Chief.
The middle-ranking police officer explained that a large flood some time ago forced a number of vehicles to be abandoned by their owners. However, this condition does not match the growing misleading narrative.
According to him, the dissemination of information without verification can trigger new panic in the midst of a disaster situation and can disrupt countermeasures that are being carried out by all parties.
Muliadi appealed to the public to remain calm and not easily provoked by unconfirmed news such as the issue of corpses in cars due to flooding.
"We ask the public to be wise in filtering information. We will immediately follow up every report from residents. Do not let hoax information that can make things worse when we are all focused on recovery," said Muliadi.
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