(From The Jakarta Post)
Heavy rains and strong winds killed one person,
injured five others and destroyed at least 200 houses
in Banyumas and Purbalingga regencies, Central Java,
on Sunday.
The strong winds knocked down coconut trees in the
area, blocking roads and making it difficult for the
rescue team from the Indonesian Red Cross and the
local administrations to reach the affected areas.
"The winds also cut the electric cables so that the
rescue team took longer to evacuate all the victims as
they had to work at a slower pace because many parts
of the area was engulfed in darkness," PMI spokesman
Subiantoro told the press on Monday.
In Banyumas, the worst-affected area is Bantar
village in Jatilawang subdistrict. The strong winds
damaged about 100 houses in the village, 11 houses
were completely leveled to the ground. Most of the
damaged houses, which are mostly made of wood, had
their roofs blown off by the strong winds.
Disah, 80, a resident of the village, was killed
instantly when struck by a supporting beam from the
roof, while her husband, Madsalim, 82, sustained a
serious injury also caused by the beam.
According to a public health center in the village,
it also treated four other residents for mild
injuries.
"The winds was very strong and produced a horrifying
sound. Many houses' roofs were blown away while trees
fell down. We're really worried. We thought it was the
end of the world," Sumarno, 45, a local resident said.
He said that many families had moved to their
relatives' houses temporarily, while those whose
houses were slightly damaged were trying to repair
them.
In Purbalingga, more than 100 houses were damaged by
the strong winds. Most of them had their roofs and
their supporting beams blown away by the strong winds.
Also a lot of coconut trees fell across the streets.
Slamet Arianto, an official of Purbalingga Regional
Logistics Agency (Dolog), said that the strong winds
had also blown the roofs off its warehouse in the
city.
Steve
9:30p 3/25/02
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