There was no fatality in the natural phenomenon but it inflicted a material loss of hundreds of millions of rupiah on the local people because the houses were seriously damaged and some of them were even thrown up into the air.
Mikael Rule, one of the residents whose houses were elevated said the whirlwind had left hundreds of other houses without electricity for several hours.
Mikael said when the whirlwind struck, his wife and two children were at home while he himself was in the garden.
"My wife and two children were trapped in the ruin but thank God they were safe and unharmed," Mikael said.
He expressed hope that the Kupang city administration could rebuild his house which has been elevated by the whirlwind.
"We have now nowhere to live, and in such a situation we badly need the local government`s assistance to rebuild our house," Mikael added.
Meanwhile, Maulafa village head Hengki Malelak said he was taking data about the victims and to distribute logistic aid.
"We are taking data to find out the exact number of houses being devastated by the whirlwind," Hengki Malelak said.
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Editor: Suryanto
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