Final Bantargebang Victim Found as Seven Confirmed Dead

RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta - The search and rescue operation at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) concluded late Monday night, March 10, 2026, following the recovery of the final missing person. The discovery marks a somber end to the emergency response after a massive collapse of waste mounds buried several individuals, bringing the total death toll to seven.

Head of the Jakarta Search and Rescue (SAR) Office, Desiana Kartika Bahari, confirmed that the joint SAR team located the last victim, identified as 40-year-old Riki Supriadi, at 11:30 p.m. local time. The victim was found deceased and subsequently evacuated to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital.

"At 11:30 p.m. WIB, the joint SAR team found one more victim identified as Riki Supriadi (M/40) in a deceased condition and evacuated him to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital," Desiana said in a press release in Jakarta on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

She further noted that with all victims accounted for and no further missing person reports, the SAR operation was officially closed as of midnight.

As reported by Antara, the final casualty list from the disaster includes 13 individuals in total. Six survivors, Budiman, Johan, Safifudin, Slamet, Ato, and Dofir, were successfully rescued.

However, seven others lost their lives, including shop owners Enda Widayanti and Sumine, truck drivers Dedi Sutrisno and Irwan Supriatin, as well as Jussova Situmorang, Hardianto, and Riki Supriadi.

The fatal landslide has triggered a sharp response from the national government, with the Environment Ministry/Environmental Control Agency (BPLH) labeling the incident a systemic failure.

Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq issued a stern warning to the Jakarta Provincial Administration, demanding an immediate end to the "open dumping" method. This practice has allowed the site to accumulate a critical load of 80 million tons of waste over the past 37 years.

"This incident should not have happened if management were carried out according to the rules. TPST Bantargebang must be a lesson for us all to immediately improve for the sake of human safety and environmental sustainability," said Minister Hanif on Monday, March 9.

He described the tragedy as a "tip of the iceberg" phenomenon regarding Jakarta’s waste management crisis. He emphasized that the continued use of open dumping violates Law No. 18 of 2008, as the current system fails to reduce safety risks for workers and residents.

In response, the Ministry has launched a thorough investigation and pledged strict law enforcement to ensure such a deadly collapse does not recur in the capital. ***