30 houses damaged by strong winds

30 houses damaged by strong winds

MEDAN, North Sumatra: A girl was injured and at least 30
houses were damaged when strong winds hit Percut Sei Tuan Psr V
Tembung in North Sumatra's Deli Serdang regency on Tuesday.

No casualties reported but parts of Nurul Hasanah elementary
school was badly damaged by the winds, which hit the village at
around 3 p.m.

Chief of Percut Sei Tuan police, First Adj. Comr. Murthada
said the nine-year-old girl, Desi, suffered a head injury when
parts of the school building collapsed as she was playing in the
school area.

"The winds also damaged people's houses, some are badly
damaged, others are lightly damaged. But there were no
fatalities," Murthada told The Jakarta Post. -- JP