118 Houses Of Central Bangka Residents Damaged By A Cyclone

Tornado illustration. (Pixabay)

CENTRAL BANGKA - A cyclone hit the village of Kepola, Pangkalanbaru District, Central Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province. As a result, 118 houses were damaged.

Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Mikron Antariksa, said the tornado also caused damage to a temple, a prayer hall, and an LPG gas base in the village.

"The team is collecting data on the level of damage to houses and public facilities caused by the tornado," he said in Pangkalpinang, Wednesday, March 30, according to Antara.

In addition to causing damage to residents' houses, he said, the cyclone caused four villagers to be injured, with one person being seriously injured and three people being lightly injured.

"Severe and lightly injured victims have been taken to hospital for medical treatment," he said.

The BPBD of the Bangka Belitung Islands is coordinating with the local government to collect data and assist in handling the impact of the tornado in Kepola Village.

"The team helped cut trees that fell on people's houses and put tarps on people's houses whose roofs were damaged," he said.