The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 08/31/2011 9:17 PM
A “mini-tornado” coupled with a hail storm hit some areas in South Bandung on Wednesday afternoon for approximately 30 minutes.
The weather panicked residents as hail stones penetrated corrugated iron rooftops.
“The wind swirled things around while hail stones made thudding sounds on our roof. I ran to a stronger house for safety,” said resident Nani, as quoted by Antara news wire on Wednesday.
“There was no sign of rain. All of a sudden, we saw dark clouds above followed by strong winds. Afterwards, it rained hard with hail stones,” said another resident.
Residents reported that the authorities had shut down the electricity in the area to prevent short circuits.
wo 31 aug 2011 - 18:12