C. Java storm damages 39 houses

C. Java storm damages 39 houses

Thirty-nine houses were damaged in a storm that hit Suruh village
in Tasikmadu, Karanganyar regency in Central Java, 25 kilometers
east of Surakarta, on Sunday. No casualties were reported in the
incident.

By late Monday, there was no report on the financial losses
caused by the storm. Officials from Karanganyar regency
administration's disaster prevention coordination unit and
members of the search and rescue team were still working to clean
up debris left by the storm.

According to one resident, Bambang, the storm, which also
flattened three poultry farms in the village, followed heavy rain
that started at noon.

"At 3 p.m., we suddenly heard the sound of strong wind
approaching. It took us all by surprise," he said. (JP/Blontank
Poer)