31 Houses In East Aceh Damaged By A Tornado

Puting pickaxe damaged houses in East Aceh (ANTARA)

BANDA ACEH - The East Aceh Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) said that 31 houses in a number of villages in the district were damaged due to being hit by tornadoes.

"The incident on Saturday (24/4) at 20.00 WIB. Most of the damage to the house was on the roof. The damage was also on the wall as a result of falling trees," said Head of Aceh Timur Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Ashadi in East Aceh quoted by Antara , Monday, April 26th.

Ashadi said the houses that were damaged by the tornado were scattered in Gampong (village) Kemuneng, Gampong Seunebok Aceh, Gampong Alue Nibong, and Gampong Leuge. All of these villages are located in Peureulak District.

"Meanwhile, in Peureulak Barat Subdistrict, only one unit was damaged in Gampong Beusa Seberang with one family head," said Ashadi.

Ashadi said East Aceh BPBD personnel along with other related elements had cleaned up disaster materials, such as removing the overlapping trees that fell on people's homes.

"We continue to monitor the entire region, considering the weather has still hit the east coast in the last few days. We also urge the public to remain vigilant accordingly and continue to monitor BMKG warnings and early forecasts," said Ashadi.