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Islands in focus: Pre-school children injured by falling tree

Ten children in South Pesisir regency, West Sumatra, were rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment on Wednesday after a tree in a local kindergarten compound collapsed due to heavy rain and strong winds, falling onto a building

The Jakarta Post
Padang
Thu, February 11, 2016

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Islands in focus: Pre-school children injured by falling tree

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en children in South Pesisir regency, West Sumatra, were rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment on Wednesday after a tree in a local kindergarten compound collapsed due to heavy rain and strong winds, falling onto a building.

South Pesisir Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) head Pri Nurdin said three children '€” Aisila, 3, Raja, 6, and Vilzi, 6 '€” had sustained serious injuries and had been transferred to Dr M. Djamil General Hospital in the provincial capital of Padang.

'€œThe seven other victims, meanwhile, are receiving treatment in a local community health center (Puskesmas),'€ he said.

The Jabal Nur Kindergarten is located in Taluak Kasai subdistrict in Batang Kapas district. It also offers early childhood education programs (PAUD).

The children were gathered inside one of the classrooms in the compound when the incident took place.

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