New Landslide Materials Cleaned This Morning, Access To Talu Talamau Still Cuts

JAKARTA - Transportation access from Kajai to Talu, Talamau District, West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra is still cut off until Wednesday, June 22 morning.

"Road access is still cut off and clearing of landslide material has only started this morning," said Talamau Police Chief AKP Junaidi at Simpang Empat, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, June 22.

He said the clearing of landslide material was carried out using heavy equipment belonging to the West Pasaman Spatial Planning Public Works Department.

"The high rainfall on Tuesday (June 21) night made it difficult for the team to clear the landslide material. That's why it was carried out this morning," he said.

According to him, heavy rainfall since Tuesday, June 21, resulted in landslides at around 19.30 WIB at four points, namely in Polongan Enam Jorong Merdeka Nagari Talu at two points, in the Pasanggiangan area of Jorong Partomuan Nagari Talu at one point, and in Kelok Kaco at one point. .

As a result of the landslide, one resident of Tabek Sirah Nagari Talu, Talamau Yulisman Sub-district (55) died under a landslide in the Polongan Enam area, Wednesday.

"The victim was found at 05.00 WIB in a condition buried by landslide material and dead. We have evacuated the victim," he said.

He said that at the Polong Six landslide location, a two-wheeled vehicle with a BA 6857 SC police number plate was also found which was trapped and crushed by landslide material.

In addition, a mini bus unit with a police number plate (nopol) BA 1087 DO was hit by moderate landslides and a mini bus unit was trapped in two landslide points. In addition, an ambulance at the Jambak Hospital carrying bodies was also trapped at the Pasanggiang landslide point.

"At 23.30 WIB, the bodies that were brought by the hospital ambulance have been successfully evacuated together using an ambulance belonging to the Talu Health Center to the funeral home," he said.

Meanwhile, at the Polongan Six location, one two-wheeled unit was buried by a landslide and about 20 two-wheeled units were unable to cross because they were trapped by the landslide.

At 23.30 WIB, the two-wheeled vehicles and their people trapped by the landslide were able to be evacuated from the location.

Until now, he said, the Talamau Police were still at the location of the landslide in road management in order to provide a sense of security, and to help evacuate several road users.

"This morning, the cleaning of the landslide material began to be carried out using heavy equipment," he said.