BANJARMASIN - Three victims of the collapse of a minimarket building on Jalan Ahmad Yani km 14, Gambut District, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan, were found dead.
The Head of Public Relations of the South Kalimantan Police, Kombes Mochamad Rifa'i, who was met at the location, said that the dead were immediately taken to the funeral home.
"There were eight survivors who were successfully evacuated, all of whom were treated in several hospitals," he said as quoted by Antara, Monday, April 18.
As of Monday night at 23.00 WITA, officers were still trying to search and rescue victims who were still trapped in the rubble of the building.
Rifa'i said the remaining five people had not been found based on provisional data from community reports stating that they had lost their family members.
"This is a temporary estimate, hopefully not more," he said accompanied by the Deputy Chief of the Banjar Police, Kompol Mohammad Fihim.
Rifa'i also ensured that the joint SAR team assisted by volunteers were still focused on carrying out the evacuation process in the hope that the victims who were still trapped in the rubble of the building could be saved.
"We ask for prayers, everything is still working. The cause of the collapse of the building will be investigated later," he said.
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