Damages sought for falling billboards

Damages sought for falling billboards

JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has asked the city
administration to give adequate compensation to residents who
suffered physical and/or material damages from falling billboards
on Thursday.

"This is the responsibility of the City Revenue Agency, as it
issued the permits to install the billboards," council speaker
Edy Waluyo said on Friday.

None of the agency's officials could be reached for comment.

At least three billboards collapsed during heavy rain and
strong winds on Thursday.

The first one was the Oil Shell billboard in Bendungan Hilir,
Central Jakarta. The board fell onto five houses and injured a
man named Sutrisno.

A small board belonging to the city police internal affairs
corps at the Jakarta Police Headquarters on Jl. Sudirman was
blown down, as was a three meters by 11 meters Park Royale
billboard on Jl. Gatot Subroto, which fell onto a security post
at around 11 a.m. (09)