Wind And Heavy Rain Caused 8 Fallen Trees In Padang, Some Hit Electric Cables

Padang BPBD officers evacuated fallen trees in residential areas (ANTARA/HO BPBD Padang)

PADANG - The City Government (Pemkot) of Padang, West Sumatra (West Sumatra), through the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) recorded eight trees falling in the area on Saturday, June 1 due to strong winds and heavy rain. PLT Head of BPBD Padang City, Yenni Yuliza, said the eight fallen trees were scattered in a number of sub-districts. "Thank God, as of Sunday morning all trees have been evacuated by officers," he said in Padang, quoted from Antara, Sunday, July 2. The distribution of fallen trees is on the new bridge Siteba which blocks road access, on Jalan Bypass Sungai Sapih which interferes with road access, and on Jalan Bawah Asam Nanggalo. Furthermore, he said, the fallen tree was also on Jalan Teknologi Raya which hit the power cable and had been done by officers. Then at the Andalas Makmur Complex which hit the fence of a resident's house and on Jalan Sungai Pisang which hit a shop owned by residents. After that on Jalan Raya Kuranji, which hit the power cable and the Balai Baru Police Housing that hit the house. " “ Officers continue to evacuate to cut down fallen trees due to extreme weather," said Yenni. The Padang City Government, through a joint team from the Environment Agency, BPBD, Transportation Service, Fire Service, and Satpol PP, has also trimmed trees every Tuesday and Thursday to anticipate the dangers of fallen trees. If there are residents who have trees in the yard, he asks them to routinely guard or care for trees in mutual cooperation to anticipate the incident of fallen trees falling on the house. "Don't forget to use the Padang City BPBD's emergency complaint channel to report the incident of fallen trees, floods, landslides, and other natural disasters that occurred in the vicinity," he said. The Padang City Government did not forget to ask tourists to be aware of the fallen tree disaster. The warning was conveyed because several tourist destinations, especially natural tourism, were close to disaster-prone locations, such as the road to the Pisang River and Padang City Water Manis Beach. “ Tourist caution is very much needed. Moreover, there are many interesting destinations and are in disaster-prone places, ” he said. In addition, tourist destinations in the mountains or highlands, beaches, and rivers. When it rains heavily, the potential for disasters in these objects also increases, such as landslides, strong winds, floods, and fallen trees.

" “ So it is important that people and tourists visiting Padang remain vigilant in a way that one of them follows the development of the weather when going to one of the destinations," he said.