Sumbersalak power outage after strong winds hit Jember
Strong winds hit Puloombo and Juroju in Sumbersalak, Ledokombo, on 8 November. Jember BPBD, the local disaster management agency, said a PLN pole fell and trees came down on power cables, cutting electricity in the affected area. Power was still out when the agency compiled its 20:45 WIB update, and PLN was repairing the network.
Status of this incident
Current status unconfirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · BNPB’s 10 November report said network restoration was underway in its 9 November snapshot.
Source moment: Nov 9, 2026, 04:31 AM UTC (11:31 AM local time)
In 20 seconds
Jember BPBD reported damaged power lines in the affected parts of Sumbersalak.
BNPB said network restoration was still underway in its 9 November situation snapshot.
The district’s count of 231 households with building damage does not measure how many electricity customers lost power.
What the repair updates confirm
Jember BPBD put the strong winds at around 13:30 WIB on 8 November. That is the reported time of the storm; the agency did not give an exact time when electricity went off. In a report published the following day, Indozone quoted PLN Jember Kota spokesperson Kharisma Nur as saying crews were working to restore local supply after a pole broke.
The national disaster management agency, BNPB, published its report at 13:10 WIB on 10 November. It said electrical network restoration was still underway as of its 9 November situation snapshot. The agency did not specify the hour of that snapshot or confirm when homes regained supply.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Locality named in the district report
- Puloombo and Juroju, Sumbersalak, Ledokombo, Jember.
- Latest repair evidence
- BNPB reported work underway in its 9 November snapshot, with no confirmed switch-on time.
- Electricity customers affected
- The sources give no utility customer count.
What the household damage count covers
Jember BPBD counted 231 households with building damage. BNPB reported 237 storm-affected households. The two agencies reported storm damage and impact, and neither figure gives the number of PLN customers who lost power. The reports identify the affected locality but do not list individual addresses with an outage. The district figure describes building damage, and the national figure describes households affected by the storm. Neither establishes the extent of the electrical interruption beyond the locations named in the local report.
Checking supply at your address
Check PLN’s current notices for local restoration information. For basic preparations during an outage, see the power outage essentials guide. The runtime calculator can help estimate how long a battery can run essential devices. The 10 November report describes the previous day, so its publication time does not show how long the outage lasted. Check the date of any newer PLN notice and whether it names your part of Sumbersalak.