this is the condition in the coastal part of the city of the desert area of ​​the jambak sand which is one of the pine forests in the province of western Sumatra on June 5, 2020.

due to extreme weather that triggered large waves of the sea, hundreds of pine trees aged 15 years - 30 years with an altitude of approximately 20-40 meters were uprooted due to being hit by waves and abrasion. extreme weather that triggered the ocean waves have occurred in the past week on the coast of Padang.

one resident of jambar sand, Yose said, "the pine and manggrove forest areas in jambak sand are one of the lungs of the sea after the Mentawai islands in the Sumatra region".

he added "pine trees and a few mangrove mangroves are very little disturbing marine habitat and reduced wave barrier later, given the pine and mangrove growth to be able to withstand coastal abrasion is very long".

utilizing the large-sized pine that bang bang, a number of residents in the jambak market cut to become firewood.