Central Jakarta Parks and Forestry Sub-agency Task Force personnel, evacuated four fallen and broken trees that occurred during heavy rain Monday (1/29).

I call on residents to be more alert

Trails and Cemeteries Section Section Head, Budi Hidayat said the fallen and broken trees occurred in Cempaka Putih, Sawah Besar and Menteng sub-districts.

The broken tree in the Sawah Besar Urban Village area occurred in the Karang Anyar RPTRA area, Jalan Karang Anyar, RT 13/09, Karang Anyar Urban Village. The tree is a banyan type with a diameter of about 20 centimeters.

In Cempaka Putih Sub-district, the fallen tree was also spotted on Jalan Cempaka Putih Tengah 33, RT 15/04, Cempaka Putih Timur Urban Village. The fallen tree was a cherry type with 15 centimeters diameter.

The same case was aslo spotted on Jalan Cianjur with trees type Tanjung with 10 centimeters diameter and type Banyan with 20 centimeters diameters on Jalan Kusuma Atmaja, Menteng Urban Village.

"We have managed to handle them," he explained.

It involved seven personnel, including driver in each location.

"Personnel used chainsaws and machetes to handle the fallen and splintered trees," he explained.

Central Jakarta Tamhut Sub-agency Head, Mila Ananda ensured that no victim, casualty, and material loss in the incident.

"I call on residents to be more alert and not to get close to shady trees when it rains," he uttered.