26 Victims of Agam Disaster Buried in Public Cemetery

The grave of the victim of the Salareh Aia flash flood, Palembayan District, Agam Regency at the Sungai Jariang Public Cemetery (TPU), Lubuk Basung District. ANTARA/Yusrizal.

JAKARTA - The Social Service (Dinsos) of Agam Regency, West Sumatra, recorded 26 victims of hydrometeorological disasters that hit the area, buried at the Sungai Jariang Public Cemetery (TPU), Lubuk Basung District, until now.

"16 bodies of the victims were buried en masse and 10 bodies of the victims were buried independently," said the Head of the Agam Social Service Villa Erdi in Lubuk Basung, Saturday, January 10.

He said the mass funeral was carried out twice. The first mass funeral for 10 bodies was held on December 11, 2025, while the second for six bodies was held on Wednesday (7/1).

"For the other 10 victims, the funeral was gradual, one and two victims were buried," he said.

According to him, 21 of the 26 bodies of the victims buried at the Sungai Jariang TPU were in good condition and five body parts.

At the Padang City Public Cemetery, there were also 17 bodies of victims from Agam who were buried en masse.

"The bodies that have been buried, some of them have been identified," he said.

The funeral was held at the public TPU owned by the Agam Regency Government with an area of about 1.5 hectares which is about 5-8 kilometers from the center of government.

The public funeral was opened several years ago and when COVID-19 hit the area, there were bodies of COVID-19 victims buried at the location.

"There are already dozens of graves at this location," he said.