TANAHKARO — SEGARIS.CO — The joint team continues to evacuate victims of the landslide disaster that occurred in Semangat Gunung Village, Merdeka District, Tanahkaro Regency.
As of Sunday (11/24/2024) afternoon, four victims were found dead out of ten people suspected of being buried by landslide material.
The four victims who were successfully evacuated were: Efriandi Surbakti (31), a resident of Semangat Gunung Village, Merdeka District, Ius Nizarwaty (60), a resident of Tanjungbalai, Farhan Putra Nugraha (31), a BRI employee, a resident of Bunut Barat, Kisaran Barat District, Asahan Regency, and Muhammad Subhan Anas (43), a BRI employee, a resident of Kisaran Baru Village, Kisaran Barat District, Asahan Regency.
According to Tanahkaro Police Chief, AKBP Eko Yulianto, the victim’s body was found at around 15.00 WIB.
In his statement, he expressed his deepest condolences to the victim’s family.
“We express our deepest condolences for this disaster. The search will continue to be maximized until all victims are found,” he said.
Additional Support from SAR Team and Challenges at the Location
Today’s evacuation operation received additional support from 10 personnel from the SAR Team of Battalion A of the North Sumatra Police Mobile Brigade Unit.
This additional personnel is crucial considering the thickness of the landslide material and the difficult terrain at the disaster location.
The Police Chief appreciates the synergy of all parties involved in this process, starting from the Police, TNI, BPBD, to volunteers.
“Collaboration between various parties is the main key in dealing with emergency situations like this,” he said.
Given the worsening weather conditions and the increasingly dark day, the search for victims was temporarily stopped at 18.00 WIB.
The search will resume tomorrow, Monday (11/25/2024), starting at 08.00 WIB. This decision was taken to ensure the safety of the evacuation team.
Police Chief Eko also appealed to the public to increase vigilance, considering that high rainfall still has the potential to trigger further landslides.
“We ask for prayers from the entire community so that the evacuation process runs smoothly and all victims can be found soon,” he said.
With this challenging situation, great hopes are directed at the evacuation team so that this humanitarian mission can be completed as well as possible. [RE/***]
