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    "data": {
        "id": 1616634,
        "msgid": "severe-traffic-congestion-at-gilimanuk-port-in-bali-leaves-17-travellers-unconscious-1773643994",
        "date": "2026-03-16 09:24:23",
        "title": "Severe Traffic Congestion at Gilimanuk Port in Bali Leaves 17 Travellers Unconscious",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Severe traffic congestion stretching 32 kilometres to Gilimanuk Port in Jembrana, Bali, caused 17 homebound travellers to collapse on Sunday from exhaustion and extreme heat exposure whilst queuing for hours to board ferries. Medical teams from the Jembrana Police headquarters provided emergency care, with most cases diagnosed as heat syncope caused by prolonged sun exposure, whilst one traveller suffered a laceration requiring stitches. The port's ferry operations are managed by state-owned enterprise ASDP Indonesia Ferry.",
        "content": "<p>Severe congestion stretched for 32 kilometres approaching Gilimanuk\nPort in Jembrana, Bali, causing 17 homebound travellers to lose\nconsciousness on Sunday 15 March due to exhaustion and extreme heat\nexposure whilst queuing to board vessels.<\/p>\n<p>Travellers had been queuing for approximately 14 hours without\nboarding any ferries. Ferry crossing operations and vessel services at\nGilimanuk Port are managed by ASDP Indonesia Ferry.<\/p>\n<p>The victims were predominantly motorcycle riders who endured dust and\nintense sun along the main Denpasar-Gilimanuk route. Medical teams from\nthe Jembrana Police Medical Services (Dokkes) provided first aid at\ncongestion points. Aiptu I Gusti Bagus Adi Sadnyana Putra, head of the\nJembrana Police Medical Services, confirmed that by Sunday evening his\nunit had treated numerous travellers suffering serious health\ncomplications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll have been treated and all cases resulted from exhaustion. We\nmedically evacuated a total of 17 people,\u201d stated Adi.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 17 individuals, 16 were diagnosed with heat syncope\u2014sudden\nfainting or dizziness caused by exposure to high temperatures. This\ncondition triggers blood vessel dilation causing a drastic reduction in\nblood flow to the brain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSixteen people with heat syncope have been treated and deemed fit to\ncontinue their journey. Another person suffered vulnus laceratum, or a\nlaceration,\u201d explained Adi.<\/p>\n<p>The traveller with the laceration received medical treatment\nincluding wound suturing and appropriate medication according to medical\nprotocols.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond adult travellers, an infant was also evacuated by Jembrana\nPolice personnel on Saturday 14 March evening. The baby, accompanied by\nparents, was taken to the Cargo Service Centre after showing signs of\nhealth distress from being stuck in traffic for extended hours.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/severe-traffic-congestion-at-gilimanuk-port-in-bali-leaves-17-travellers-unconscious-1773643994",
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