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One of the houses of residents in Bonjeruk Village, Jonggat District, Central Lombok Regency, NTB was damaged by a tornado (ANTARA/Humas BPBD Central Lombok)

MATARAM - A number of houses in two villages in Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara were damaged by a tornado on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. "There were no casualties, only a few roofs of houses were damaged," said Head of Logistics and Emergency at Central Lombok BPBD, Zamzuri in Praya, Antara, Wednesday, November 16. The number of houses damaged by the tornado cannot be ascertained, because members are still collecting data. However, from temporary information, the locations of the affected residents' houses are scattered in Bonjeruk Village, Jonggat District and several houses in East Praya District. With the natural disaster, his party immediately moved to help the victims whose houses were damaged by providing disaster emergency logistics assistance. As for material assistance, it cannot be done, because data collection must be carried out on the damage that occurs. Previously, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that the potential for rain in the West Nusa Tenggara Province on the second basis of November 2022 is currently increasing again with a 50-90 percent probability. "Rainfall with an intensity of >50 mm/basis is predicted to occur in most areas of NTB," said BMKG forecaster for West Nusa Tenggara Climatology Station, Angga Permana. With this increase in rain, the public needs to be aware of the potential for hydrometeorological disasters such as heavy rains, strong winds, landslides and floods that can occur suddenly and locally with higher chance of occurrence than usual. "The public is also advised to be aware of the potential for extreme weather that can disrupt daily activities and can cause natural disasters such as floods, landslides and fallen trees," he said.