Residents Of Mataram Avoid The Red Line Of Langko, Pejanggik And Selaparang Streets When Rain Arrives, Concentrated Tree Vulnerables

A fallen tree disaster near the Hubbul Wathan Islamic Center Mosque on Langko Street, Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara Province. ANTARA

MATARAM - The Environment Agency of Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara Province, said that Langko Street, Pejanggik, and Jalan Selaparang are fallen trees because the area is dense with large trees hundreds of years old. "We have repeatedly reminded the public that when heavy rain occurs, it is accompanied by strong winds to avoid this route," said Head of the Mataram City Environment Agency (DLH) HM Kemal Islam in Mataram, Antara, Thursday, December 22. The statement was made in response to the falling tree disaster of the walnut type on Langko Street, precisely near the Hubbul Wathan Islamic Center Mosque, and hit a pick-up car with police number DR 8279 AW, Thursday (22/12) at around 14.00 WITA. Meanwhile, the car driver was immediately rushed to the hospital. According to Kemal, if you look at the condition of the walnut tree, it is still healthy and strong, but it is possible that the strong winds that came after the rain this afternoon rotated in the part of the tree. Meanwhile, another walnut tree in front of SMPN 15 Mataram, which is scheduled to be cut down Friday (12/23), still looks intact, even when there was strong winds last night (Wednesday night-ed), there were no fallen trees. "So the fallen tree on Langko Street is purely due to the wind, maybe a tornado or something because until now we don't know the type. If only the wind had spread, it could be that the number of fallen trees around it would be more," he said. Kemal said the condition of walnut trees on Langko, Pejanggik and Sepalarang roads, on average, the inside is porous. However, the city government cannot carry out massive logging because these trees have historical value. "Therefore, if someone falls, we must immediately replace it," he said. On the other hand, he said, currently as many as 20 officers from DLH are handling fallen trees on Langko Street, so as not to interfere with traffic flow. "As soon as there was information about a fallen tree, our team immediately went down to handle it. Meanwhile, regarding the driver who was the victim of the latest information, Alhamdulillah survived," he added. Previously, to avoid falling trees, DLH actively played against protective trees to reduce the burden when strong winds occur. "We can only take anticipatory steps, but the name is a disaster beyond our control," he said.