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The Jakarta Post on April 11 put on its front page a picture titled “Cleanup”, saying that people are clearing up houses “destroyed by a hurricane” in Central Java

The Jakarta Post
Sat, April 13, 2013

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he Jakarta Post on April 11 put on its front page a picture titled '€œCleanup'€, saying that people are clearing up houses '€œdestroyed by a hurricane'€ in Central Java.

Due to its proximity to the equator and its unique site with respect to the ocean, Indonesia has never been hit by a hurricane. What happened in that disaster area was a tornado (angin puting beliung).

Compared to hurricanes (cyclones), tornadoes are small (a few hundred meters in diameter). You can see them swirling from a distance at eye level, while hurricanes are so big (hundreds of kilometers in diameter) you cannot see them unless from the sky.

Tornadoes last only for a few hours and always in the afternoon, while hurricanes keep on going for days.

Adi Darmawan
Jakarta

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