BPBD: 118 Houses In Cianjur Damaged As A Result Of Puting Beliung, 4 Almost Rate With Land

The house data collection was damaged by a tornado in Citteng Village, Cibeber District, Cianjur, Thursday, September 8. (ANTARA-Ahmad Fikri).

CIANJUR - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Cianjur Regency noted that hundreds of housing units in Cimenteng Village, Campaka District, were damaged by a tornado on Wednesday, September 7 evening.

Secretary of BPBD Cianjur Rudi Wibowo said four housing units were almost razed to the ground. Data collection is still being carried out, including residents who have to evacuate.

He said the village that was severely affected was Cimenteng Village.

"The wind flood came after heavy rain fell for more than two hours, it was seen hitting the Gegerbitung-Sukabumi area. As of the minutes of the wind vortex leading to Nangkewok Village, Cibeber District, and expanding to Cimbarung Village, which was heavily affected," he said in Cianjur, West Java (Jabar), quoted from Antara, Thursday, September 8.

Rudi revealed, based on temporary data he obtained, as many as 118 houses were damaged, ranging from heavy, medium and light. Most of them were damaged on the roof which was carried away by the wind. Meanwhile, four semi-permanent houses were almost razed to the ground.

"The data collection on refugees is still ongoing, but it is certain that four families consisting of 15 people have fled to their relatives' homes because their houses collapsed almost to the ground, while dozens of other heads of families whose houses were lightly damaged had made minimal repairs," he said.

Meanwhile, the PMI Cianjur Volunteer Field Coordinator, Iksan Maulana, said that of the 118 houses damaged, four of them uninhabitable, 12 houses were heavily damaged on the roof, while the rest suffered minor and moderate damage.

"We will place dozens of volunteers to help residents repair most of the damaged houses on the roof. For assistance, materials such as roofs and reng wood are needed," he said.