Joint Personnel Handle Fallen Tree in Cakung Barat
Reported by Nurito | Translated by
Joint personnel handled a fallen tree as high as 15 meter on Jalan Pangeran Komarudin, RT 05/03, Cakung Barat, Cakung, East Jakarta, Friday (7/5). The trees fell on Thursday (7/4) at 4:39 PM.
This fallen tree blocked river flow
East Jakarta Fire Handling and Rescue Sub-agency's Operation Section Head, Gatot Sulaeman, said the process of evacuating fallen trees has actually been underway since yesterday afternoon. Just because the weather was already dark, it continued today.
14 Fallen and Broken Trees in N. Jakarta Finally Evacuated"This fallen tree blocked river flow and fell on a semi permanent building," Gatot said.
According to him, the tree fell during heavy rain accompanied by strong winds. Part of the tree trunk fell on the bed across the river and entered the Penggilingan Urban Village area.
The evacuation involved 16 joint personnel of Gulkarmat Sub-agency and local PPSU personnel.
"There were no fatalities or injuries in this incident," he stated.
