Indonesia, Landslides in Tanah Toraja (South Sulawesi)

➢ UPDATE: Friday, April 19 2024 Pkl. 06:32 WIB
➢ Chronology: Triggered by rain with moderate to high intensity for several years
days and unstable soil conditions, resulting in the occurrence of soil
Landslide on Saturday, April 13 2024 Pkl. 22:00 WITA
➢ Location:
District Makale
• Ex. Mango
District South Makale
• Etc. Lembang Randan Batu
➢ Casualties:
• 2 injured souls (LL)
• 23 families / 74 people evacuated (Palangka Church Building)
20 buried souls (MD), details as follows;
District Makale
• 16 MDs (Still in Data Collection)
• 2 People Injured
District South Makale
4 MDs a/n as follows;
• Indo Luka location Pangra'ta
• Ambe Dian (Lembang), Pangra'ta location
• Karopa location of Pangra'ta
• Outdoors
➢ Material Losses:
• 7 housing units buried
• 22 housing units threatened
➢ Effort:
• District BPBD. Tanah Toraja deployed a Rapid Response Team to carry out this
Assessment of affected victims
• District BPBD. Tanah Toraja is coordinating with BASARNAS and the Medical Team
evacuation of victims
• District BPBD. Tanah Toraja coordinates with local officials & agencies
related (cross-sectoral) in handling landslides and victims
• Establishment of a public kitchen
• District BPBD. Tanah Toraja has set up a Command Post & Tent tent
Family evacuation at disaster locations for refugees
➢ Urgent Needs:
• Heavy equipment to open road access
➢ Obstacles in the Field:
• Rain with moderate – high intensity is still ongoing, the terrain is clear
difficult, lack of lighting (occurrence at night), landslides occurred in
several points along the road that resulted in landslide locations were reached
rescue team on foot
➢ Current Conditions:
• Landslide location in Kec. South Makale has started to be cleaned up by
excavator
• The victim who died was buried at Rs. Lakipadada
Source: Staff Sec. BPBD Kab. Toraja Land Mr. Dores