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Whirlwind damages dozens of homes in Aceh

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
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Wed, August 26, 2020 Published on Aug. 26, 2020 Published on 2020-08-26T14:46:24+07:00

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puting beliung (whirlwind), hit four villages in Pegasing district, Central Aceh, on Tuesday afternoon, injuring at least four residents and damaging at least 30 homes.

The four affected villages were Kute Lintang village, Kayu Kul village, Jurusan village and Belang Bebangka village.

As of Tuesday night, the Central Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) had received reports that 15 houses were heavily damaged, 13 were moderately damaged and two were slightly damaged.

“The Central Aceh BPBD has set up tents for refugees, collected data on injured victims and cleaned up fallen trees and houses. We are also coordinating with the social affairs agency about providing a public kitchen for evacuees,” Ishak, the agency’s chief, said on Tuesday as quoted by kompas.com.

Some 20 people have been displaced. They have been temporarily relocated to a volleyball court in Jurusan village. (aly)

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