"We are still calculating the amount of losses."Pekanbaru, Riau (ANTARA News) - At least 34 houses and three schools were damaged when a whirlwind struck Gunung Toar subdistrict, Kuantan Singingi regency, Riau Province on Friday night, according to an official.
"We are still calculating the amount of losses because according the subdistrict information, more houses were damaged," Head of Kuantan Singingi Social and Labor Agency, Tarmis, said here on Sunday.
No one was injured by the winds and the citizens are working together to clean their villages and renovating damaged houses.
He noted the government would propose building houses for those families whose houses were damaged.
(T.I025/Uu.A014)
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