Heavy Rain Causes A Number Of Trees In Yogyakarta To Fall Over Cars

YOGYAKARTA - Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds that occurred in the city of Yogyakarta caused a number of trees in five points in the city to fall. Some of them hit vehicles.

“We are still in the process of evacuating fallen trees. There are at least five points," said Head of the Yogyakarta City Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Nur Hidayat, quoted by Antara, Friday, November 19.

Based on the records of the Yogyakarta City BPBD, the point where the tree fell, of which occurred in one of the cinemas located on Jalan Urip Sumoharjo. Trembesi tree as high as 14 meters fell on a car that was in the parking area.

A fallen tree also occurred on Jalan Kusbini and blocked the road access and hit the fence of the Balai Yasa railway workshop. The fallen tree is a walnut with a height of 15 meters and a diameter of about two meters.

In addition, in front of Lempuyangan Station there was also a fallen tree that hit the car and blocked the road access.

BPBD Yogyakarta also recorded the incident of a fallen tree in Pakualaman which blocked road access, as well as a fallen Talok tree in Suryowijayan which blocked road access and hit a car.

“There was one tree whose branch broke and fell on the car below. The incident was on Jalan Lempuyangan," he said.

From the various hydrometeorological disasters, Nur said there were no casualties.

For this incident, Nur asked the public to continue to increase awareness of various potential disasters that could occur at any time during the rainy season.

"Moreover, this year's rainy season is accompanied by the La Nina phenomenon which can increase rainfall accompanied by strong winds," he said.

Meanwhile, Yogyakarta Deputy Mayor Heroe Poerwadi asked the public to increase awareness and mitigate various potential disasters during the rainy season.

“Currently, the potential disasters that may occur are heavy rains accompanied by strong winds, floods, landslides, fallen trees, and lightning. All potential disasters must be watched out for, he said.

He also asked the community to carry out disaster mitigation from the nearest environment. "For example, ensuring that there are no trees that are too shady, ensuring that the roof of the house is firmly installed, and any conditions must be anticipated from the start," he said.

In addition to potential disasters, Heroe also asked the public to maintain their health, because it is possible that there will be an increase in cases of several diseases during the rainy season, one of which is dengue fever.

"Clean the environment, drain the bath or water reservoir that allows mosquitoes to breed," he said.