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ight to moderate rain has been falling in a number of regions in West Kalimantan, which has helped reduce the number of hotspots, say forecasters at the Supadio Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) in Pontianak.

On Tuesday afternoon between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., strong winds of over 25 knots hit Pontianak City, causing a number of trees and billboards to fall, as well as damaging dozens of homes.

Supadio BMKG station forecaster Mega Fitriyawita told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday that wind speeds at Supadio Airport on Tuesday afternoon reached 31 knots, while in Pontianak 22 knots was reached.

“Wind speed of over 25 knots is categorized as strong wind, where this occurred almost evenly across the 14 regencies and cities in West Kalimantan on Tuesday afternoon, especially in coastal areas in the west,” said Mega, adding that rainfall over the past week was categorized as mild to moderate, ranging between 20 to 35 millimeters daily.

The rainy conditions, Mega said, helped decrease the number of hotspots. West Kalimantan recorded the highest number of hotspots 636 points on Aug. 19.

Pontianak Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) head Aswin Thaufik said strong winds on Tuesday afternoon led to dozens of homes being damaged, mostly with roofs blown away.

“Some of the roofs hit trees and electricity poles, but no casualties occurred,” said Aswin.