Audio Berita       ByRhama Purna Jati  · 4 minutes read   TEKS        BPBD SUMSEL Residents are trying to evacuate 11 mining workers who were buried by landslides in Tanjung Agung sub-district
This landslide occurs when miners make mining roads in hilly areas
KOMPAS — Eleven people were killed in a landslide in an illegal coal mining area in Tanjung Lalang village
The evacuation process was hampered by soil and debris up to 5 meters deep
Tanjung Agung police chief Adjunct Commissioner Faisal Manalu said the landslide occurred around 4 p.m
the 11 people who were killed in the incident had been making a road in an illegal coal mining area
immediately burying the people who were working there," said Faisal
The area around the mining site is hilly with steep cliffs
the area is prone to landslides so the risk of accidents is quite high,” Faisal said
After receiving the information about the landslide
the police and other related officials immediately prepared a search and rescue mission
The evacuation process was constrained by the volume of soil and debris
In addition to assistance by local residents
heavy equipment belonging to the miners was also used to carry out the evacuation
the evacuation was completed about one hour after the incident
All 11 victims were found dead under the debris
Their bodies were taken to the Tanjung Agung community health center (Puskesmas) for identification
The head of emergency management at the South Sumatra Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD)
said mining activities in the area were very risky because they were not protected by adequate safety systems commonly used in mining areas owned by legal mining companies
"Not to mention safety; just getting into the area is very difficult because it is usually very remote and mining activities are carried out discreetly ,” he said
Most of the victims were residents of Tanjung Agung district
They had been conducting mining activities in the area for a long time
Two of the victims hailed from Central Java and Lampung
"Some of the bodies have been picked up by their relatives and then buried," said Faizal
A number of witnesses have been asked to collect evidence and provide a chronology of the incident
Illegal mining activities in Tanjung Lalang village
The dissemination of information on the dangers of illegal mining are often carried out in the area
the people still continue illegal mining activities even though the risks of landslides are very high
"This activity is difficult to eliminate because it is one of the main livelihoods for local residents," he said
the Tanjung Agung police had attempted to coordinate with other parties to create regulations related to mining
 Eleven people died when they were buried while building a mining road in Tanjung Agung Subdistrict
Illegal activities in the mining area have been going on for a long time and are difficult to eliminate because they are the livelihoods of residents
the dissemination of information on the dangers of the illegal mining and control over their activities would be intensified so that such incidences would not occur again
South Sumatra is transitioning from the dry to rainy season
the risks of landslides are very high because the soil is unstable
he had asked the local government to immediately take preventive measures so that similar incidences would not occur again
"I hope the community will be given directives so as not to carry out mining activities anymore
they must be protected with adequate safety equipment
Climatology and Geophysics Agency had earlier warned of the risks of a hydrometeorological disaster in a number of regions
the South Sumatra region is expected to experience heavy rain in November
with an intensity of up to 400 millimeters (Kompas
preventive measures against the dangers and risks of natural disasters due to high rainfall should have been carried out since the transition of the current season
are often hit by landslides and heavy rains
The extreme weather during the transition of seasons can be in the form of strong winds