Joint Personnel Handle Two Fallen Trees in East Jakarta
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
Joint personnel of PPSU, Fire Handling and Rescue, and City Park Taskforce handled fallen trees at two different locations in East Jakarta, Tuesday (12/10).
due to heavy rain accompanied by strong wind
East Jakarta Fire Handling and Rescue Sub-agency Head, Muchtar Zakaria, explained the fallen trees occurred on Jalan Tambun Rengas Kampung Gempol RT 12/01 Cakung Timur Urban Village and on Jalan Masjid Al Umar RT 05/12 Lubang Buaya Urban Village, Cipayung.
Five Banyan Trees on Jalan Kedoya Raya Pruned"Those trees fell due to heavy rain accompanied by strong wind this morning," he said.
The fallen tree at Tambun Rengas Kampung Gempol was an Angsana tree with height 15 meters and one meter of diameter. The tree fell on a car parked near the location.
His side deployed one light rescue unit with four personnel. They were assisted by local PPSU and City Park taskforce personnel.
"The evacuation process was run at 10:16 AM and done at 12:15 PM," he added.
Meanwhile, a Randu tree with 10 meter height and one meter diameter fell on a resident house in Lubang Buaya. His side deployed four personnel assisted by local PPSU and City Park taskforce personnel to handle the tree.
"The handling was completed at 12:15 PM. There was no victim in the incident," he continued.
Lubang Buaya Urban Village Head, Dede Syaipulah admitted the house is a used goods storage.
"We deploy nine PPSU personnel to assist the fallen tree handling," he admitted.
