SUMEDANG - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Sumedang Regency, West Java, deployed heavy equipment to handle a landslide that hit a bottled water factory in Cigendel Village, Pamulihan District.
The Head of the Sumedang Regency BPBD, Bambang Rianto, said that the landslide that occurred had a significant height so that handling had to be carried out carefully and coordinated.
"Given the height of the landslide is estimated to be around 20 to 25 meters, with a width of around 18 to 20 meters. The system and the way of acting have been agreed upon by the joint team and informed to the heavy equipment operator," said Bambang in Sumedang, Antara, Monday, January 19.
BPBD noted that in the incident there was one worker who suffered minor injuries due to being hit by landslide material. The victim has received medical treatment and is in a conscious state.
"The information is that there is one victim in the name of Ohid Nugraha, aged 50 years. His condition was injured by the impact of the material, but he was conscious and okay," he said.
Bambang explained that the landslide occurred on Sunday at around 23.00 WIB and lasted three times. Two small-scale landslides occurred first, then followed by one large landslide on Monday at around 01.00 WIB.
The landslide material in the form of soil, water, and fallen trees buried part of the packaging water plant building and caused damage to a number of company facilities.
The affected building areas include storage warehouses, production rooms, to administrative office rooms. Until now, the joint team is still conducting assessments to ensure the level of damage and potential for further risks.
For the time being, factory activities have been stopped to support the process of handling the landslide material and mitigating the risk of follow-up, including installing tarpaulins and securing the location.
All handling steps are carried out by taking into account the safety of officers and weather conditions around the scene of the incident.
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