Heavy Rain And Strong Winds, 12 Fallen Trees In East Jakarta Area, One Tree Overlaps Resident's Houses

Officers evacuating fallen trees in East Jakarta Area/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Heavy rains with strong winds hit the Jakarta area and its surroundings, causing 12 trees to fall in several locations in the East Jakarta area. The incident occurred at 16:20 p.m. when rain and wind began to hit.

Like a fallen tree that occurred in the Ciracas area, East Jakarta. This large tree of the Angsana species suddenly fell and almost closed the entire Supriyadi Highway, from the direction of Kampung Rambutan to the Pasar Rebo Flyover, Susukan, Ciracas District, East Jakarta on Tuesday, March 8.

Luckily there were no casualties in this incident. The Susukan Village PPSU officer who arrived at the location immediately evacuated the tree trunks to several parts using manual tools.

According to the Secretary of Sub-district Head, Teguh Suharyono, in his area, there were 6 trees that fell when it rained on Tuesday, March 8.

"There are several places where fallen trees destroyed houses. We evacuated on public roads first. In Susukan Village, there were 6 trees that fell due to strong winds," he told reporters, Wednesday, March 9.

The six points of fallen trees in Ciracas District are, on Jalan Suci, RT 02/07, Susukan Village. Jalan Kampung Jati RT 13/03, Rambutan Village. Jalan HM Baping RT 10/07, Susukan Village. Rawa Baboon Street, Kelapa Dua Wetan Village. PKP Street, Kelapa Dua Wetan Village and Jalan Raya Kiwi, RT 01/04, Kelapa Dua Wetan Village.

Meanwhile, the 6 locations of fallen trees are in other sub-districts, namely Jalan Pesona Kalisari, Pasar Rebo District. Jalan Kumboyono Dirgantara 3, Makassar District. Jalan Belly 1, RT 01/06, Pasar Rebo District. Pondok Bambu Revolution Hero Street, Duren Sawit District. Kalisari Street, Pasar Rebo District and RA Rafadillah Street, Pasar Rebo District.

There were a number of fallen trees, including the Angsana tree, sapodilla apple tree, mango tree, kedondong tree, rambutan tree, Dutch teak tree, and mahogany tree.