Pondok Labu Landslide Takes One Victim
Reported by Suparni | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
One person of Jl Margasatwa, Gg Melati III, RT 09/02, Pondok Labu Urban Village, Cilandak, South Jakarta was killed when a landslide hit a residential area in Pondok Labu on Friday (8/19).
We found the victim body at around 12.30 AM. He was buried by a wall collapsed in a landslide last night
According to Aceng (40), a local citizen, the victim is identified as Duresen (640, a citizen of Brebes, Central Java. He lived with his son who is a marabouts in Quba Nurul Amal Mosque around the scene.
Portable Pumps Sent to Pondok Labu"We found the victim body at around 12.30 AM. He was buried by a wall collapsed in a landslide last night," he expressed.
The body was near the mosque casket and also found his bike that usually used to trade behind the mosque.
Meanwhile, Chief of Cilandak Sector Police, Sr. Comr. Sujanto said, according to procedure, the body will remain be identified, despite it is due to natural disaster, instead of criminal allegations.
"And we'll coordinate with the victim's family first. We will respect the decision of the family to be treated and buried in the village," he closed.
