DKI to cover medical costs for victims injured in Bantargebang landslide
Jakarta — The Jakarta Provincial Government will cover all medical treatment costs for victims injured in a landslide at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Facility (TPST) in Bekasi City, West Java.
“Medical treatment costs for the injured will be fully covered by the Jakarta Provincial Government,” said Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo at City Hall on Monday.
Additionally, Pramono ensured that deceased victims who were employed as informal service providers under the Environmental Services Agency would receive workers’ compensation benefits from the Employment Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan).
Four deaths have been recorded to date. The deceased are two truck drivers, a 60-year-old female food stall owner, and a female waste collector.
“So two men and two women. The location where the woman sold food was actually some distance from the waste, but due to the landslide, she was caught in it. The Jakarta Provincial Government deeply regrets this incident,” Pramono explained.
The confirmed victims are:
Survivors:
Setiabudi (male)
Johan (male)
Deceased:
Enda Widayanti (female, 25) — food stall owner
Sumine (female, 60) — food stall owner
Dedi Sutrisno (male) — truck driver
Irwan Suprihatin (male) — truck driver
Meanwhile, Metro Jaya Police Public Relations Chief Kombes Pol Budi Hermanto stated that additional victims are suspected to remain undiscovered, with several garbage trucks also buried under the landslide material.