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Seconds of a tornado crashing Hundreds of Houses in Rancaekek

Indo Kanal . Tornadoes destroyed hundreds of homes in six villages in Rancaekek sub-district, Bandung regency. Luckily this incident did not cause casualties. A tornado that occurred on Friday (1/11/2019) afternoon, one of which damaged the house belonging to a widow named Nafsiyah (67), who is a resident of Kencana 2 Housing, Jelegong Village, Rancaekek District. AFP monitored on Saturday (1/12/2019) the house that was inhabited alone by Nafsiyah, suffered considerable damage. The roof of Nafsiyah's house collapsed due to being swept away by the wind. In addition, items in his house, such as kitchen utensils, chairs, cabinets, paintings, were damaged. Nafsiyah said that this natural disaster occurred in the afternoon, when she was cooking in her kitchen. "After the incident, I was cooking to hear there was a commotion outside. I ran away, it turned out that my neighbor had seen a whirlwind in the sky," Nafsiyah said, met at her house. Nafsiyah, and other residents immedi...

BMKG Asks Citizens Cisolok to Be Aware of a subsequent landslide due to High Rainfall

Pojok Fakta . The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the intensity of rainfall in the Cisolok District, Sukabumi, West Java, was still high. The community, especially in the Cimapag Hamlet, was asked to be alert to the potential for a subsequent landslide. "With the current rainfall conditions, it is very likely that there will be a subsequent landslide. It is recommended that the community remain vigilant and stay away from landslide-prone areas. Moreover, this area has steep slopes, and is composed of loose soil," said Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati, Saturday (1/12/2018). Dwikorita revealed, PVMBG has mapped landslide prone areas, while BMKG has the task of providing early warnings regarding rainfall and extreme weather information to the local BPBD. Thus it is expected that regional governments can be more responsive in disaster mitigation and mitigation efforts. "In the map, this area (Cisolok-red) includes the middle and high zones for land...

BPBD Data on Damaged Houses due to Rain accompanied by Strong Winds in Sukabumi

Indonesia Kanal . Heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds hit a number of areas of Sukabumi Regency, West Java, Friday (11/01/2019) afternoon until evening. Temporary data of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Sukabumi Regency, the region hit by strong winds, among others, Cicantayan District, Cibadak, Cikidang, Parakansalak, Bojonggenteng, and Kalapanunggal. "Until tonight we have received reports from several districts of wind rain accompanied by hail," said Head of the Emergency Section, BPBD Sukabumi Regency, Eka Widiaman in a written statement received by Kompas.com, Friday night. Also read: Again, Landslides in Sukabumi, 1 Child Killed Buried Eka said, volunteer members in each subdistrict were still registering homes damaged due to the brunt of strong winds. While the information received, there were a number of damaged houses hit by fallen trees. "We are still registering, for the time being there have been no reports of casualties,...