BANYUWANGI, KOMPAS.com – Roofs of residents' houses in Barurejo Hamlet, Sweet Kalibaru Village, Kalibaru District, Banyuwangi, East Java, collapsed after heavy rain, Saturday (4/11/2023).
Secretary of BPBD Banyuwangi, Mujito said, the roof of Mai's house (65) It collapsed at around 1:00 p.m 08.30 WIB.
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according to her, The collapse of the roof of the house was caused by the first heavy rain that hit the Kalibaru area, after a long drought.
“Iya karena dampak hujan juga kondisi material yang lapuk,” kata Mujito, to Kompas.com, Saturday (4/11/2023).
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Apart from rainy conditions, Wood and fragile materials were also suspected to be the cause of the collapse of the roof of the house.
“Kondisi lapuk juga," he said.
Meanwhile, the Head of Kalibaru Manis Village, Andrian Bayu Donata confirmed that the roof of his resident's house collapsed.
He explained, Mai's house was damaged after heavy rain poured down the Kalibaru area for three hours.
“Hujan mengguyur mulai pukul 03.00 until 06.00 WIB earlier,He said.
Lucky, There were no casualties in this incident. It's just that material losses are estimated at Rp 5 million.
“Butuh kayu ring 2 bendel, rib wood 20 wide bendels and asbestos 3 as many meters 35 sheet,"he said.
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