Banyan Tree At Denggung Field, Sleman, Falls Over Wahana Kora-kora

A large banyan tree in Denggung Field, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY), Monday (13/6/2022) afternoon, fell and hit the playground. Photo of ANTARA/HO-BPBD Sleman

SLEMAN - A large banyan tree in the Denggung Field area, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) fell due to strong winds and heavy rain. Pohin hit the playground around the location.

"There were no fatalities or injuries in this incident, only the children's playground," said the Sleman Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Executing Head, Makwan, as quoted by Antara, Monday, June 13.

According to him, the incident started when it rained heavily accompanied by strong winds on Monday afternoon in a number of areas in Sleman Regency.

"Then at around 12.50 WIB, a very strong wind hit the banyan tree until it 'rukat' (uprooted along with its roots) and hit the playground," he said.

The "kora-kora" playground is a vehicle that was previously brought in by participants at the night market which was held at Denggung Field since three weeks ago and has ended.

"The vehicle was supposed to be dismantled on Sunday (12/6) yesterday, because the night market was finished, but it turns out that until today it has not been dismantled and a banyan fell on it," he said.

The Sleman BPBD Rapid Response Team (TRC) together with Sleman Environment Service (DLH) officers and a number of volunteers immediately evacuated the fallen tree.

"There are two TRC teams from BPBD and from DLH as well as volunteers. As for the percentel from the TRC team, there are about 15 people plus about 15 personnel from DLH," he said.

The evacuation team was divided into two, namely the team for cutting twigs and tree trunks using a chainsaw and the team for transporting branches and trunks that had been cut using trucks.

"In addition to the banyan tree in Denggung, fallen trees due to rain and wind have also been reported in the Sleman Regency Government complex," said Makwan.