The Search for Victims Is Ongoing

From the evacuation that was carried out until 21:00 WITA, Fihim added, as many as seven victims were successfully evacuated from the ruins of the building. They are still alive.

KOMPAS/JUMARTO YULIANUS

The process of evacuating victims from the ruins of a three-story Alfamart shop house in Gambut District, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan, Monday (18/4/2022) night.

MARTAPURA, KOMPAS — A three-story shophouse building in Gambut district, Banjar regency, South Kalimantan, collapsed on Monday afternoon (4/18/2022). It is estimated that a dozen people were trapped inside the building when the incident occurred.

The shophouse building that collapsed was Alfamart's modern convenience store. The location is on Jl. Ahmad Yani, the main access to the Trans-Kalimantan highway.