Storm damages 83 houses, bridge

CIREBON: At least 83 homes were damaged and a bridge was almost ruined when a storm hit the Cisaat Cangkuang village in Babakan district on Monday. Fortunately only one resident was injured as a result of the 10-minute storm around 4 p.m. Roads were full of trees which had toppled, Antara reported.

Unlike the others, the injured resident, a 70-year old woman named Ratmi, had not managed to escape out of the house.

High trees such as coconut and manggo trees were also cut down to avoid more victims in the event of another storm. As of Monday survivors had yet to receive any form of assistance. -- Reuters