JAKARTA - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) evacuated a fallen tree on Jalan Lintas Sumatera (Jalinsum) in Tanjung Baru Village, East Baturaja District, Ogan Komering Ulu Regency (OKU), South Sumatra (South Sumatra).
Head of BPBD OKU Januar Efendi said that high rainfall accompanied by strong winds that occurred on Sunday, February 22 at around 00.00 WIB caused a large tree trunk to fall down and close the road.
As a result of the incident, the flow of two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicle traffic was paralyzed.
"There were no casualties, but the road was temporarily not passable by two- and four-wheeled vehicles because it was covered by a tree," he said in Baturaja, Monday, quoted by Antara.
Regarding this, BPBD OKU deployed personnel to the location of the natural disaster to evacuate the fallen trees which caused a long traffic jam around the area.
In the evacuation process, his party used two senso machines to cut the trees into small parts so that they could be easily evacuated.
"The evacuation process has been completed and the road section has reopened," he said.
On this occasion, he appealed to the public to continue to increase vigilance in the face of extreme weather that has the potential to cause flooding and landslides, including fallen trees.
"Especially, drivers must be more vigilant when driving. Moreover, if it rains, we suggest stopping for a moment to anticipate things that are not desirable," he said.
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