Strong Wind In Pamekasan Collapses Trees And Damages Several Buildings

One of the buildings damaged by heavy rain accompanied by strong winds in Pamekasan, East Java/Photo: Antara

PAMEKASAN - Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds knocked down trees and damaged buildings and places of worship in Pamekasan, East Java. "Our team has visited the disaster site, collected data and helped evacuate damaged building materials," said the Supervisor of the Disaster Management Operations Control Center (Pusdalops- PB) Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Pamekasan Regency Government Budi Cahyono in Pamekasan, Friday April 1. The disaster in the form of fallen trees and damaged buildings occurred in Bunut Hamlet, Plakpak Village, Pegantenan District, about 15 kilometers to the northwest of Pamekasan City. started, at around 11.30 WIB, it rained heavily accompanied by strong winds and lightning. A number of trees fell and some hit the prayer room and kitchen owned by residents in the village. A cattle bar belonging to a resident named Moh Talih was damaged by a tree. "One person suffered minor injuries. as a result of being hit by the rubble of building materials, and currently the victim has received treatment n," he said as quoted by Antara. In addition to causing damage to three buildings, including places of worship, the heavy rain accompanied by strong winds also caused the electricity supply in Pegantenan Sub-district to cut off. said a local resident, Samsul Hadi. In connection with this incident, the Pamekasan Regency Government BPBD asked the public to increase vigilance.