The indonesian air force deploys avia hybrid drone to monitor the landslide area in cisarua, west bandung regency, supporting sar operations. Basarnas hands over 53 bags of victim body parts to the dvi team, while the navy promises scholarships and compensation for families of fallen soldiers. The search for victims continues despite poor weather conditions.
A landslide struck desa pasirlangu, cisarua subdistrict, west bandung regency, on tuesday (27/1/2026), killing several tni marinir soldiers and local residents. The indonesian air force (tni au) deploys avia hybrid drone from the tni au geospatial center (pusgeosau) to monitor the affected area. Pusgeosau chief, marsekal muda tni ferdinand roring, states that aerial monitoring results support local government and related agencies in searching for missing victims and sar operations. "The use of avia hybrid drone enables fast, accurate, and safe monitoring, especially in high-risk locations for field personnel," ferdinand said. Drone imagery also helps identify evacuation routes, settlement conditions, and damaged infrastructure. As of thursday (29/1/2026), the drone remains deployed for sar purposes.
The national search and rescue agency (basarnas) reports handing over 53 bags of body parts from landslide victims in kampung pasir kuning, desa pasir, cisarua subdistrict, to the disaster victim identification (dvi) team. Basarnas chief, mohammad syafii, says the data is up to wednesday (28/1/2026) at 16:00 wib. The search operation faced challenges from bad weather with visibility limited to 100 meters. Syafii explains that the search continues with k-9 units first, followed by personnel and heavy equipment, plus air support if weather permits.
Meanwhile, navy chief of staff (ksal) laksamana tni muhammad ali assures that children of fallen marinir soldiers will receive scholarships up to bachelor's level, opportunities to join the tni, and psychological support. The navy also provides compensation to families. As of wednesday, five soldiers' bodies were evacuated: serda marinir sidiq hariyanto, praka marinir muhammad koriq, praka marinir andre nicky olga suwita, praka marinir ari kurniawan, and pratu marinir febry bramantio. The bodies have been sent to their home regions for military burials. Eighteen other soldiers remain missing out of 23 marinir victims. The navy deploys 200 personnel, supported by drones, thermal sensors, tracker dogs, and heavy equipment. Ali hopes the 18 personnel will be found soon.
