The West Bandung Regency Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) in West\nJava reported that 520 homes were damaged when a tornado struck three\nvillages in Padalarang district.<\/p>\n
Yoga Ali Imbran, head of the agency\u2019s Emergency and Logistics\nDivision, said the affected homes were spread across Padalarang village,\nwith 398 houses; Jayamekar village, with 95; and Kertajaya village, with\n27.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs of today\u2019s tally, a total of 520 homes have been damaged by the\ntornado. They are spread across three villages: Padalarang, Kertajaya\nand Jayamekar,\u201d he said when contacted in West Bandung on Tuesday (27\nOctober).<\/p>\n
In Padalarang village, 139 homes sustained minor damage, 161 moderate\ndamage and 98 severe damage. Jayamekar recorded 71 homes with minor\ndamage and 24 with severe damage. In Kertajaya, 14 homes were severely\ndamaged, four sustained moderate damage and nine sustained minor\ndamage.<\/p>\n
The disaster also damaged nine public facilities. Seven are in\nPadalarang village and the other two in Kertajaya.<\/p>\n
The affected public facilities include a mosque, a madrasah, a\ncommunity health post (posyandu), a food security office and a Merah\nPutih Village Cooperative (KDMP) building.<\/p>\n
Yoga said damage assessments and data collection had been under way\nsince Monday (26 October). The work involved the BPBD, village\nofficials, hamlet heads, volunteers from the Disaster Resilient Village\nprogramme (Destana), neighbourhood and community association officials,\nand residents in the affected areas.<\/p>\n
Alongside documenting the damage, joint response teams and residents\nhave been clearing debris from buildings brought down by the strong\nwinds.<\/p>\n
\u201cJoint teams and residents are still working together to clear rubble\nfrom buildings that collapsed in the strong winds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The West Bandung BPBD urged residents to remain alert to the\npossibility of heavy rain accompanied by strong winds.<\/p>\n
Such weather could trigger various disasters, including fallen trees,\ndamage to buildings, flooding and landslides.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/520-homes-damaged-by-tornado-in-west-bandung-1793091187", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }