Five Houses Collapse After Heavy Rain and Strong Winds in Grobogan, Central Java

Heavy rain and strong winds have struck Gabus district in Grobogan regency, Central Java, over the past two days. As a result, a Merah Putih Village Cooperative (KDMP) outlet and five houses were damaged.

“It has been raining heavily with strong winds in the afternoons for two days,” Gabus Police Chief AKP Witoyo said on Monday (2 November 2026).

Witoyo said the first spell of heavy rain and strong winds occurred on Friday afternoon (30 October). At about 4pm local time, the KDMP outlet in Banjarejo village was reported damaged.

“The ceiling of the Banjarejo Village KDMP collapsed, the electrical installation above it was damaged, and the roller-shutter door was broken by the heavy rain and strong winds,” Witoyo said.

At around the same time, a teak-wood limasan house in Tanjung hamlet, Tunggulrejo village, owned by 44-year-old Komiyatu, was reported to have collapsed. The losses are estimated at tens of millions of rupiah.

Witoyo said heavy rain accompanied by strong winds hit Gabus district again on Saturday afternoon (31 October 2026). Four houses in Geri hamlet, Keyongan village, collapsed at about 5pm.