Heavy Rain, Fallen Coconut Tree Overlaps Pangandaran Resident’s House

Pangandaran News, (harapanrakyat.com), – A coconut tree fell and hit a house in Cikubang Hamlet, Parigi Kecamatan DistrictPangandaran Regency due to heavy rain and strong winds, Wednesday (25/5/22).

The head of Cintakarya Village, Wawang, said that the incident began at around 02.00 WIB when the owner of the house named Jiman was sleeping.

However, it was raining heavily with strong winds. Suddenly the coconut tree behind his house collapsed and hit his kitchen.

“Thank God there were no casualties or injuries,” he said.

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Even though Tagana and BPBD immediately evacuated the coconut tree, the kitchen was not able to function properly because it needed repairs.

Wawang also appealed to the public to always increase their vigilance, especially since the current weather is classified as extreme.

“Make sure if there are trees that are dangerous, we should trim them or cut them down,” he concluded. (Eceng/R6/HR-Online)

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