JAKARTA - A tower of Jami'ul Khair Mosque in Pringgabaya Village, East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) which is being repaired, collapsed in strong winds accompanied by rain.
"The collapsed mosque's tower is in the rehabilitation stage with a coating from the fire," said Head of BPBD East Lombok, Muliadi in Selong, Monday, January 2.
The 30 meter high tower fell after the "begisting" building collapsed and fell on the power grid. As a result, the lights in the local area went out. However, in that incident there were no casualties.
"There were no casualties, the mosque tower fell after the rain accompanied by strong winds," he said.
After the incident, his party who received information immediately went down to carry out an evacuation to anticipate things that were not desirable to happen.
He also appealed to the public to remain vigilant about the impact of extreme weather that could cause natural disasters such as floods, landslides and fallen trees.
"Officers have been dispatched to the scene," said Muliadi.
Meanwhile, a local resident, Dedi, said the mosque's tower collapsed, at around 18.30 WITA, allegedly due to strong winds.
As a result of the collapse of the mosque's tower, the lights went out, because the power cable in front of the mosque was hit by a fallen tower.
"The fallen tower is under repair, due to strong winds, falling towers," said Dedi.
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