Interval of 2 Days, Landslide Back Crash Upstream Tembilahan

News24xx.com - Two days after the landslide occurred in Tembilahan Hulu Trench 7, Indragiri Hilir, now the landslide has again occurred in Trench 5, Monday, August 3, 2020.

The landslide, which was known to occur at around 11:45 WIB, caused a Liquified Petroleum Gas warehouse to collapse and fall into the Indragiri River.

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Indragiri Hilir Resort Police Chief, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Indra Dhuaman through the Tembilahan Hulu Police Headquarters, Adjunct Police Commissioner Rhino Handoyo explained that his party had been together with the Indonesian National Army and the Regional Disaster Management Agency helping to evacuate items in the Liquified warehouse The Petroleum Gas.

It is known that in the warehouse, in addition to Liquified Petroleum Gas, there is also a car and two motorbikes.

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"We have also coordinated with the Water and Air Police of the Indragiri Hilir Resort Police to secure the territorial waters around the landslide," said the Sector Police Chief.

While the owner of the Liquified Petroleum Gas warehouse, Asiah said the rift started from the entrance outside the warehouse.

"My men and I immediately removed the items that we could transport, but this landslide incident was so fast that we did not have time to transport everything," he added.