Fallen Trees in East Jakarta Completely Removed

Heavy rains lashing parts of Jakarta caused two trees to fall in East Jakarta on Tuesday evening (10/27). The trees had blocked the road, but have now been removed, allowing traffic to flow smoothly.

Fell and blocked the road last night

Head Section of Green Lane and Forestry for East Jakarta City Park and Forestry, Arwin Barus said the first tree to fall was an avocado tree, approximately 40 centimeters in diameter and 10 meters tall. It fell on Jalan Buni, Munjul Urban Village, Cipayung District.

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Then, the second tree, a type of petai cina with a diameter of around 80 centimeters and a height of 10 meters, fell on Jalan Transyogi or the Jalan Alternatif Cibubur, Pondok Ranggon Urban Village, Cipayung District.

"These two trees fell and blocked the road last night. Therefore, we immediately initiated an evacuation process, which is now complete," he said, Wednesday (10/28).

Arwin explained that the evacuation process involved 12 personnel from the Green Troops of the Parks Task Force, which is a tree pruning team.

"Two dump trucks were deployed to transport the tree trunks and branches," he explained.

This incident did not result in any fatalities or injuries.

Arwin urged the public, especially motorists and pedestrians, to be extra vigilant during heavy rain. He urged people not to seek shelter under trees due to the risk of being struck by falling trees or branches.

Meanwhile, one of the residents, Yani (31) appreciated the fallen tree handling.

"The fallen tree trunk has been removed so that this morning residents were able to cross Jalan Buni smoothly," he admitted.