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Tropical Cyclones Have Begun to Appear

Heavy rain accompanied by strong wind and lightning is expected to continue in many parts of Indonesia in the next three days.

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The roof of Muslimat NU 30 kindergarten in Tambak Rejo village, Sidoarjo regency, was torn away when it was struck by a tornado on Wednesday afternoon (22/11). The tornado damaged 646 houses, along with several schools and houses of worship, as well as the village administration office.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – A tornado hit a densely populated area in Sidoarjo regency, East Java on Wednesday, damaging 661 houses. The destructive weather that is usually marked with the emergence of cumulonimbus and followed by heavy rain is likely to continue until December.

Herizal, head of climatology at the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said in Jakarta on Thursday that the heavy rains and strong winds were caused by the emergence of tropical cyclones in the Indian Ocean and the southern part of East Java. The Cyclonic rotation has also appeared in the western waters of Sumatra, the Banda Sea and the South China Sea.

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