Storm wrecks houses

Storm wrecks houses

BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: A storm wrecked more than 100
houses in the Hulu Sungai Tengah regency, about 165 km north of
here, earlier this week, officials said yesterday.

No fatalities were reported but several people were injured
and at least 100 houses were badly damaged Tuesday, a spokesman
for the provincial government, Busrani Wardi, said.

Busrani said the authorities were still awaiting detailed
reports from stricken areas, including estimates of material
losses.

Officials from a command post set up to handle the aftermath
of the disaster in Hulu Sungai Tengah said 372 people's homes had
been severely damaged.

At least one school building was destroyed in the calamity,
command post officials said. (pan)