Lubuk Sikaping, W Sumatra The earthquake death toll in Pasaman District, West Sumatra, increased to five after the SAR team found one victim buried by landslides in Malampah, Tigo Nagari Sub-district, on Saturday.
“At around 02:00 p.m. local time., the victim was found 1.4 km from the location point of the search, thus, the number of (dead) victims in Pasaman increased to five people,” the Padang National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Head, Asnedi, said in Lubuk Sikaping, West Sumatra.
The body buried by landslides was identified as a 32-year-old male, who recently was reported lost after the 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the region on Friday, Feb 25.
“After being found, the victim’s body was immediately evacuated to the Ladang Panjang Health Center,” Asnedi said.
According to Asnedi, as of Saturday, at least another five victims were still being sought by Basarnas and the joint Search and Rescue team.
“The combined search and rescue team is still searching for five other victims, who were reported missing at the landslide site,” he said.
Source: Antara News