- Antara/ Rahmad
VIVAnews - Extreme weather going on in East Nusa Tenggara within the past few days caused whirlwind and huge waves to hit most of the coastal area.
Scores of homes are destroyed, forcing hundreds of residents to seek refuge. The local administration has deployed emergency response teams to evacuate people and supply food.
In Kupang Regency, dozens of houses are seriously damaged as an effect of whirlwind on Wednesday night, Jan 12.
A villager Gazperz Fernandez said rumbles were on the air as the whirlwind devastated several house in his neighborhood.
"Some of my family have fallen asleep when it happened. No one is killed though," said Fernandez today, Jan 13.
Total losses from the disaster have yet to be calculated.
In Kupang Municipality, the similar incident broke down a post office. Meanwhile, dozens of homes in Kelurahan Oepura, Meulafa Subdistrict, vanished due to landslide.
In Maumere, Sikka Regency, and Nagekeo Regency, tens of houses were swapped into the sea after a series of waves of more than 3 meters in height thumped the area. Around 500 residents fled their dwellings.
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Coverage by: Jemris Fointuna | Kupang
Translated by: Bonardo Maulana W
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