Passenger Waiting Room in Kelapa Islands Collapsed
Reported by Suparni | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds which hit Jakarta and its surrounding areas on Tuesday (1/19) yesterday afternoon, has collapsed a passenger waiting building's roof of Seribu Islands Transportation Sub-Department in Kelapa Island.
Allegedly, the wood is porous, thus it cannot hold the building roof when rain poured yesterday
"Allegedly, the wood is porous, thus it cannot hold the building roof when rain poured yesterday," he expressed, Head of Kelapa Island Urban Village, Muhammad Yani, Wednesday (1/20).
He admitted has reported the matter to Seribu Islands Transportation Sub-Department. Along with that, his sub-department immediately fixed the collapsed building from the area outside the building.
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As for the information, the waiting room building is a new building that was built about three years ago. Poor condition makes building materials not durable and weather resistant.
