Police Find Two Bodies Of Victims Of The Cianjur Earthquake

Illustration of the search for victims of the Cianjur earthquake. (photo: twitter @jokowi)

JAKARTA - The police again found the bodies of two victims of the earthquake in Cianjur, West Java. The two bodies are said to be male.

"We received information that two male victims were found," said Head of Public Relations of the West Java Police, Kombes Ibrahim Tompo in his statement, Saturday, November 26.

Based on the information received, the two bodies were found in Cijedil Village, Cugenang District and Sate Sinta Cianjur Regency, at 08.30 WIB.

The existence of the two bodies was found by an evacuation team consisting of 14 K9 personnel and 28 members from Baharkam Polri and several other elements.

Currently, the two bodies have been successfully evacuated. Then they were immediately taken to the Sayang Cianjur Hospital for the identification process. "Immediately evacuated and taken by ambulance to the Sayang Cianjur Hospital," said Tompo.

The earthquake that hit the Cianjur area on November 21, 2022, according to data from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) as of Friday, November 25, has killed 310 people.

The disaster also caused damage to many houses and caused many people to be injured and displaced.