Rain And Strong Winds In Malang, Dozens Of Houses Were Damaged

Batu City BPBD personnel when cleaning up fallen tree material due to rain accompanied by strong winds in the border area between Batu City and Malang Regency, East Java, Thursday (9/11/2023). BETWEEN/HO-BPBD Batu City.

Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds that occurred in the Malang Regency, East Java, caused dozens of houses and places of business to be damaged.

Malang Regency BPBD Emergency and Logistics Head Sadono Irawan said a number of houses that suffered the damage were in Jambon Hamlet, Bocek Village, Karangploso District. "Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds, causing 13 houses and six businesses to be damaged," said Sadono as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, November 9. Sadono explained, the incident occurred at approximately 13.30 WIB due to heavy rain accompanied by strong winds. Residents affected by the disaster, need the help of tarpaulins, baby needs, and food packages. "We carried out rapid assessments for handling. Meanwhile, the affected residents needed a number of urgent needs. In this incident there were no casualties," he said. high intensity rain and strong winds caused three cerium-type trees with a height of ten meters to fall and resulted in disruption of traffic flow.

In addition to causing disruption to traffic flow, the incident also caused damage to public street lighting poles and telecommunications to collapse. Meanwhile, at another point, namely on Jalan Raya Giripurno, Bumiaji District, it was also reported that the incident of a fallen tree. "At that point, two trees were weighed and caused traffic flow to be disrupted," he said. In other locations, namely Giripurno Village, Bumiaji District, one resident's house was reported to have suffered damage due to the rain accompanied by the strong winds. The roof of the house, flying by the wind. "The strong winds with high-intensity rain that occurred in the Batu City area caused the roof of one of the residents to be carried away by the wind, so that part of the rooms and kitchens were damaged," he said. from a number of events caused by high-intensity rain accompanied by strong winds, there were no casualties. However, the public is advised to be careful when doing activities outside the home, especially during heavy rains and strong winds. "There are no casualties. We urge the public to be alert and careful when doing activities outside the room during high-intensity rain and strong winds," he said.