Disaster management authorities in Indonesia say that at least 15 people have died and 20 are still missing after a massive landslide struck on 30 December in West Java province.
Heavy rain caused tons of mud to slide down steeps slopes in Sukabumi district, burying at least 30 homes in Sirnaresmi village. The village has a population of around 100. National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said the slide has covered a total area of over 10 hectares.
BNPB spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said nearly 900 rescuers from the National Search and Rescue Agency, the military, police and residents dug through the mud, aided by three mechanical excavators and two tracker dogs. However bad weather, power cuts and damaged roads have slowed their efforts.
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Kondisi lokasi longsor di Kec Cisolok Kab Sukabumi. Daerah yang terlanda longsor cukup luas, tanah tebal, tanah berlumpur, longsor susulan sering terjadi, akses cukup sulit dijangkau dan cuaca sering hujan menyebabkan evakuasi korban cukup sulit dilakukan. #LongsorSukabumi pic.twitter.com/R4v7FLe79H
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) January 2, 2019
Data sementara per 1/1/2019 pukul 10.00 WIB dampak longsor di Sukabumi tercatat 32 KK (107 jiwa) terdampak longsor dimana:
– 5 orang meninggal dunia.
– 3 orang luka-luka.
– 61 orang selamat dan ditempatkan di pengungsian.
– 38 orang belum ditemukan. pic.twitter.com/czObdX0nq5— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) January 1, 2019
Longsor perbukitan meluncur mengikuti lereng dan menimbun sekitar 34 rumah kampung adat di Kampung Cimapag, Desa Sinaresmi, Kecamatan Cisolok, Kabupaten Sukabumi pada 31/12/2018. Tim SAR gabungan masih menuju lokasi bencana. Evakuasi terkendala cuaca hujan, gelap dan komunikasi. pic.twitter.com/0eVOsPP0j6
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) December 31, 2018
Luas landaan longsor di Cisolok Kab Sukabumi 10,6 hektar. Dari mahkota longsor menuruni lereng dan menerjang permukiman di bawahnya. Operasi SAR masih dilakukan mencari korban. Rencana warga yang rumahnya terdampak longsor akan direlokasi ke tempat aman. pic.twitter.com/gRzPNCWTMl
— Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (@Sutopo_PN) January 3, 2019
