1Berita News – Several houses in Banjar Gelagah, Kutampi Village, Nusa Penida District, Klungkung Regency, Bali, were damaged due to a tornado on Friday (2/9).
The tornado reportedly lifted the roof tiles of residents’ houses.
“As a result of the incident, residents in the vicinity suffered material losses, but there were no casualties or injuries,” said Nusa Penida Police Chief Kompol Ida Bagus Putra Sumerta, when contacted on Friday (2/9) afternoon.
He explained that the incident occurred around 11:00 WITA. Initially, there was heavy rain. Suddenly, the tornado came from the east heading westward.
“The wind blew several objects around the scene and caused some buildings to collapse and damaged several roofs of residents’ houses around the scene,” said Putra Sumerta.
Several victims were identified.
Residents Ni Wayan Sudani (33), I Made Latah (58), and I Wayan Selamet Aryadi (36) suffered roof damage. Meanwhile, I Nengah Purna (46) experienced damage to the warehouse and garage.
According to data from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Bali is one of the regions potentially experiencing moderate to heavy rainfall from February 9-15.
In addition, the Island of the Gods is also prone to extreme weather, including heavy rain and tornadoes, from February 9-10.
This is related to the peak of the rainy season in January-February, reinforced by the activity of the Asian Monsoon, active equatorial Rossby and Kelvin waves, as well as the formation of wind bending patterns and intersections.
