Storm destroys dozens of houses in Tangerang

Heavy rain and strong winds in Kosambi district, Tangerang, on Wednesday afternoon destroyed dozens of houses in Selembaran Jaya village, and inured one resident, the regency administration reported.

“Tens of houses collapsed after being hit by strong winds during heavy rain,” Fire Brigade and Disaster Mitigation Agency’s natural disaster prevention and mitigation chief Heny Rachma said on Wednesday as quoted by tempo.co.

She said that, according to reports from the locals, 27 houses had been damaged and one resident seriously injured by the extreme wind that pounded the village for around 15 minutes.

Heny said that the administration was currently recording the houses that had been damaged by the winds, while the sub-district military command was helping the locals recover from the disaster.(awd)