Heavy Rain Accompanied By Strong Winds Causes Damage In Malang City

Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds that occurred in the Malang City area, East Java (East Java), for approximately an hour caused a number of damage to various points in the area.

The head of the Malang City Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), Prayitno, said that due to high-intensity rain accompanied by strong winds, there were a number of events, such as fallen trees, flying roofs, and damaged billboards. "High-intensity rain accompanied by strong winds occurred at approximately 13.00 to 13.45 WIB and caused some damage," said Prayitno as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, January 25. During the heavy rain accompanied by strong winds, it was also reported that there was also a phenomenon of hail in a number of areas such as in Karangbesuki Village, Merjosari Village, and Tlogomas Village Malang City, and Tlogomas Village. Malang City, the data collected by BPBD Malang City, he said, due to the extreme weather, fallen trees and broken branches occurred in the Bukit Cemara Tidar Street area, Vila Bukit Tidar, Joyo Tamansari Street, and Joyoagung Street. According to him, due to fallen trees that occurred in the Bukit Cemara Tidar Street area resulted in damage. In addition, in Vila Bukit Tidar, two motorcycles suffered minor damage due to being hit by broken branches. In addition, the high intensity rain accompanied by the strong winds also caused the billboards of one of the shops on Jalan MT Haryono, Lowokwaru District, to be damaged.

"Then the roof was hit at Ruko Griya Amarta, Jalan Joyo Agung," he said. In this incident, he said, there were no reports of injuries or deaths. However, due to a number of damage that occurred, there is a loss value that is currently still being calculated. BPBD Malang City has currently carried out assessments related to damage and a number of impacts due to heavy rain accompanied by strong winds. The public is advised to be aware of potential disasters. "We urge residents to always be aware of disasters around the location of the residence," he said.