233 Houses In Aceh Damaged By Strong Winds During Bad Weather

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BANDA ACEH - The Aceh Disaster Management Agency (BPBA) said that as many as 233 housing units in Aceh suffered minor to severe damage due to strong winds since the last few days.

BPBA Chief Executive Ilyas said the resident's house was damaged not only by strong winds, but also by falling trees that were hit by the storm.

"Regions in Aceh are currently still alert and more alert to the potential for strong winds in the midst of uncertain weather conditions like this," said Ilyas through the Data and Information Center (Pusdatin) quoted by Antara, Friday, June 3.

He explained that extreme weather in the form of heavy rain accompanied by strong winds began to hit Aceh since Saturday (28/5). Almost all areas in "Tanah Rencong" have roofs flying, fallen trees on the roads, and even people's houses that were damaged.

BPBA noted that of the 233 damaged houses, 64 of which were severely damaged, 41 moderately damaged and 128 lightly damaged.

"While the total number of victims affected was 151 people in 82 families spread across 12 districts/cities in Aceh," he said.

In Langsa City, 17 houses were heavily damaged, 11 moderately damaged and 13 lightly damaged. In Gayo Lues, two housing units were heavily damaged and three units lightly damaged, and in Bener Meriah there were 10 moderately damaged units and 27 lightly damaged units.

Furthermore, in Sabang City there were four units of houses that were heavily damaged and three units lightly damaged, in Pidie Jaya seven units of houses were slightly damaged, one unit was moderately damaged, then one unit was moderately damaged in Southwest Aceh, 14 units were lightly damaged in East Aceh and one units in Aceh Barat were moderately damaged.

Meanwhile, in the city of Banda Aceh, nine houses were heavily damaged and one was moderately damaged, and one of the heavily damaged houses was the Kuta Alam Health Center building. Meanwhile, in Central Aceh there were three heavily damaged units, two moderately damaged units and one lightly damaged unit.

Then in Pidie as many as 38 units of houses were slightly damaged, and in Aceh Besar there were 29 units of houses that were heavily damaged, 14 units were moderately damaged and 22 units were slightly damaged.

"Not only residents' houses, in Aceh Besar Regency there are also four heavily damaged dayah (pesantren) units and one elementary school building which was slightly damaged," said Ilyas.

Previously, BMKG Class I Data and Information Coordinator Sultan Iskandar Muda Aceh Besar Zakaria Ahmad warned that the potential for strong winds would still occur in Aceh in the next three days, even though the wind speed was slightly lower compared to the last few days which reached 100 km per hour.

This is the case with Banda Aceh City, Aceh Besar and Sabang City, but the wind speed still needs to be watched out for, especially for the City of Sabang. On land, the wind speed is between 10-30 kilometers per hour, said Zakaria.

Moreover, he said, Aceh is currently still in the west wind season, so it is common to be hit by bad weather in the form of strong winds, so residents need to increase their vigilance.

"For the areas of Lhokseumawe, Bener Meriah, Central Aceh, Aceh Tamiang, East Aceh, Subulussalam, it is necessary to be wary of moderate rain and strong winds as well," said Zakaria Ahmad.