Two foreign tourists died after being hit by a fallen tree at Monkey Forest Ubud, Bali, on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. In addition, three other tourists were injured as a result of the incident.
Gianyar Police Chief, Police Adjunct Chief Commissioner Umar, explained that this incident occurred at around 12.25 WITA.
It was heavy rain accompanied by strong winds shook Ubud, causing several trees in the Monkey Forest to fall and fall on visitors. The fallen trees include Berbanin, Poon Pule, and Kresek.
“Police officers, Monkey Forest managers, and Regional Disaster Management Agency in Gianyar together with the local community, immediately helped the victims and took them to the hospital, as well as securing the scene and cleaning the fallen trees,” Umar said as quoted from AntaraNews.
Victims died and injured
The two foreign tourist victims who died were Funny Justine Christine (female), 32 years old, a French citizen, and Kim Hyouen, a South Korean citizen, 42 years old.
In addition, three foreign tourists who were injured because they were hit by a tree are Ansh Sonika Denai, a man, the color of the United States who suffered a broken rib.
Kushal Rajendra, a 42-year-old man, an Indian citizen, suffered mild ruka in both legs. Meanwhile, Sonika Swapan Laskar, a 43-year-old woman, an Indian citizen, suffered a head injury and underwent a CT Scan.
Ubud Monkey Forest Manager I Nyoman Lilir said, after the tree fell incident, his party immediately provided help with the help of staff and tourists at the location. Including taking the victims to Kenak Medika Ubud Hospital to get help.
Meanwhile, the Head of Public Relations of the Bali Police, Chief Commissioner of Police Jansen Avitus Panjaitan, appealed to residents and tourists to remain vigilant and careful when traveling outside the home, especially in the midst of Bali’s conditions which have been hit by rain and strong winds in recent days
He hopes that people will reduce activities outside the home if there are no important and urgent needs. “If it is raining, it is better to avoid traveling from home, find a safe place, people are vigilant and careful,” he said.
About Monkey Forest Ubud
Monkey Forest Ubud is one of the popular destinations in Bali. Located in Padangtegal Village in Ubud, Bali, this nature reserve area has an area of about 12.5 hectares. One of its attractions is the macaque herd of Macaca fascicularis or known as the long-tailed macaque.
This area is known to have 115 different species of trees. Some of these trees are considered sacred and are used in various Balinese spiritual traditional ceremonies. Such as the Majegan tree which is used exclusively for the construction of sacred places, to the Banyan whose leaves are used in the Ngaben ceremony.
In addition, tourists who visit Monkey Forest Ubud can also see several temples that are commonly used for sacred ceremonies in Bali. One of them is the Dalem Agung Padangtegal Temple which is a place for rituals to worship Lord Shiva.
Sources: Antaranews, Tempo.co
Images : via SwaraWarta
