5 Residents Of Tulungagung Hoarded In Flats During Service Work On Highways, 3 People Died, 2 Dead

Officers saw the landslide point that killed three residents in Sawasngan Village, Tulungagung, East Java/ANTARA

TULUNGAGUNG - As many as three people died and two others were seriously injured by further landslides while working to clean up landslide material that closed access to the Bantengan highway, Lawasan Village, Tulungagung Regency, East Java, Sunday, October 23. The incident, which occurred at around 16.00 WIB, caused local residents who took part in the earthquake immediately hit by panic. "Some of the people who were just below the first avalanche did not have time to escape when the subsequent landslide occurred," said Village Head of Sawasangan, Yoko Dwi Mukarom, quoted from Antara, Sunday night. As a result, five residents were buried by landslides. One person died at the scene because all over his body was buried by landslides, two people died while being taken to the hospital, and two others were injured. Residents who were in a position are a bit far from the point of landslide or who had saved themselves ran away from the avalanche. They were shocked to see the landslide material from the top of the hill pile piled up the village road again and hit the bodies of five of their colleagues. "The first and second landslides lasted about an hour. Because several residents were hit by landslides, a search was finally carried out," said Yoko. He continued, the victims who died in the incident were Mulyono (37), Darmani (65) and Kerno (65), from Bantengan Hamlet, Sawasngan Village, Sendang District. "Apart from the death toll, there were also two victims who were injured," said Yoko. Three dead victims have been brought home by their respective families for burial. Meanwhile, the two injured victims were at the Sendang Health Center. "The family will bury the victim's body tonight," said Eko.