Another Landslide in Indragiri Hilir, 4 Houses for Luluh Lantak Residents

News24xx.com - Another landslide accident occurred in Sungai Perigi Hamlet Jalan Sadar RW.02, Tanah Merah Village, Tanah Merah sub-district, Indragiri Hilir Regency, on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at around 12:00 WIB this afternoon.

The soil abrasion resulted in the destruction of 4 residential units inhabited by 21 people.

Indragiri Hilir Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner of Police Indra Duaman through the Head of Public Relations of the Indragiri Hilir Police, Adjunct Police Commissioner Warno, said that the victim, on behalf of Sukamto, who was in the house, felt his house was moving.

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Sukamto then left the house and saw that the land he owned had moved towards the river, but the house had not collapsed.

"The incident was at 23:00 WIB last night, on August 5, 2020, Sukamto and local residents already paid the goods to their closest relatives, because one of the residents found out that at low tide they saw the condition of the cracked land and the residents had predicted around 11 o'clock tomorrow. the day will be landslide.

And this accident happened around 12 this afternoon, "said Adjunct Police Commissioner Warno.

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Sukamto's house along with 3 neighboring houses experienced a landslide towards the Perigi river. The names of the home owners are Saharan (52), Ramli (51), and Atong (55).

"There were no fatalities from the incident, the losses to date have not been estimated and the initial allegation of landslides was caused by river water abrasion, this is because the community housing settlements that experienced landslides were located along the edge of the river perigi and at the time of the disaster. "a landslide in a state of dry receding," added Warno Police Commissioner added.

Currently, the Tanah Merah Sector Police Chief and all members are helping the landslide victims.