Tornadoes damaged more than 460 buildings in Indonesia. Video

The tornado damaged 463 buildings in the Great Bandung region in the west of the Indonesian island of Java. Among the affected facilities are residential buildings, medical and educational institutions. This was reported by Republika with reference to the Regional Disaster Management Agency of West Java Province (BPBD).

According to the Agency on November 15, the disaster affected four areas. In West Bandung, 312 buildings were damaged, including 307 houses, two religious institutions, one medical and one educational institution. Eight villages in Batujar and Chihampelas counties were hit by tornadoes.

One of the most affected areas was the village of Galangang, where 87 houses were damaged. Local services are engaged in the evacuation and cleaning of debris of building materials.

At the beginning of the month, powerful storms and two tornadoes hit the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The element caused great damage to the infrastructure of the city of Chapeco in the south of the country. In particular, on November 4, a tornado blew up the local airport Serafin Enos Bertaso.