BNPB is aimed at the search operation for victims of Al Khoziny Ponpes to be completed tomorrow

Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said there are still 20 people who have not yet been evacuated due to the collapse of the buildings in the Al Khoziny Islamic Councils School (Ponpes) in Sidoarjo, East Java. Head of the BNPB BNPB Center for Control and Operations (Kapusdalops) HERY TENIONO said the victim’s search operation was targeted tomorrow. “We’ll be done until it’s done, the hope is that the progress we want to achieve around Monday can be completed no later than Monday night or Monday afternoon,” Hary said at a press conference aired on BNPB YouTube, Sunday (5/10/2025). Browse to continue with the contents that is detailed, of the total data of 167 victims buried, as many as 8 victims were identified by the DVI Polri team. There are still 32 bodies not identified. “With data from 167, there were 40, so that there are about 20 people who have not yet been evacuated. Of the 40 bodies we found, 8 were identified. 32 more people were not identified,” he said. HERY explained, at this time the handling was performed by the deployment of tools and cleaning the debris of the building. He said cleaning in the middle sector of the building was 80%. “The middle sector is 80%cleaning, live the south side later. The south side needs special handling when you clean or cut the remaining debris because the construction of the building still connects the old building. In the northern sector, the building is not connected (with old buildings),” he said. It is known, so far the death toll has been found behind the ruins of the Al Khoziny Ponpes building to 45 people. Director of operations for the National First Admiral Search and Relief Agency of TNI Yudhi Bramantyo as the SAR mission coordinator (SMC) said there are 19 victims evacuated today from the ruins of the building. (FCA/FCA)