Bad weather that hit East Nusa Tenggara the past few days caused the tornado andtidal waves.
Dozens of houses were reported damaged and hundreds of residents forced toevacuate to a safer location. Local authorities have deployed an emergency team toevacuate residents as well as distributing food aid.
In Kabupaten Kupang, a dozen homes suffered serious damage after a tornado hitmidnight Wednesday. Most people panic and jump out of the house after knowing her roof in the wind. No fewer than 11 houses in Independence Village, Kecamatan KupangTimur heavily damaged.
Gazperz Fernandez, Freedom Village residents say, the original sound of a scary roarand a few seconds later some of the roof of a house in the settlement of East Timoreserefugee camps in the wind as far as 50 meters.
"When the incident some family members were asleep. Fortunately, no casualties, "saidFernandez, Thursday, January 13, 2011.
As the results of monitoring, several homes suffered severe damage to flat ground. Not yet known total loss because the government deployed an emergency team was to collect data.
In Kupang, a similar disaster led to an office building and the Giro Pos Kupangcollapsed due to a large fallen tree crushed. Dozens of homes in the Village Oepura, District Maulafa landslides and its occupants had been evacuated.
In Maumere and Sikka regency Nagekeo District, dozens of houses were swept awayswept away by tidal waves as high as more than three meters. The number of residents who were evacuated to 500 people.
Deputy Governor of NTT, Esthon Foenay who contacted reporters when reviewing the location of landslides in the Village Oepura, Kupang, said the government would soondistribute assistance to residents affected by the disaster. "Each family will receive aidof rice and 250 kilograms banagunan materials," said Esthon.
Report: Jemris Fointuna | Kupang, umi
Tide in the Sikka district, East Nusa Tenggara, continue to threaten residents in the northern part of the settlement area.
Until this week, the number of buildings reported as a result hit by tidal waves swept away as many as 156 units, scattered in the Village Waioti, Talibura, Nangahale andIsland Breadfruit.
While residents who evacuated continue to grow, reaching 500 inhabitants. "A tidal wave continues to hit northern coastal region. The last report, there are 24 homes on the island which was devastated by the Breadfruit brunt of the waves caused by HurricaneVince, "said Head of Sikka District Disaster Management Agency, Heribertus Elbow,Tuesday, January 18, 2011.
He said the government helped the TNI from Kodim 1603/Sikka and Youth Disaster Preparedness (Tagana) since Tuesday morning, making efforts dike repair a damagedretaining the waves in order to anticipate the tidal wave is greater.
"Levees that are made are expected to withstand the brunt of the waves and minimizedamage to people's houses," he said.
Regent Sikka, Sosimus Mitang said the government would help the Island peopleBreadfruit, which is still isolated by ocean waves that reached six feet.
"The team has been idle for distributing emergency groceries. But the weather was so bad that aid can not be delivered, "said Sosimus.
Dozens of refugees reportedly began suffering from ill infants, thus requiring emergencyassistance. "The government is already delivering mosquito nets, clean water, stove,rice and food for the victims," said Sosimus.
East Flores regency in the standby state, following a flash flood from the summit of Mount Ile Mandiri. Currently, more than 1,000 displaced residents fled to the church buildings and a higher relative house.
Head of Public Relations of East Flores regency government, Tonce Matutina said theheavy rain that continued mengguyr region resulted in two people seriously injured and10 homes were severely damaged.
"Residents of the City Larantuka, especially located along the river Waibalun fears thatfloods and had to evacuate to a safe location," said Matutina when contacted Tuesday, January 18, 2011.
Residents plagued by worry, because, the mountain still covered with thick clouds,accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds. "Residents fear flooding accompanied bylandslides from the mountain top," said Matutina.
Disaster trauma of 2002 still haunt residents. He recounts, in 2002 dozens of peopledied buried after flooding from the top of the mountain suddenly lunged townshipresidents.
Meanwhile, aid from the provincial government to NTT East Flores district can not bedone, because the ferries are used have not been allowed to sail.
Head of Social NTT, Piter Manuk, in Kupang on Tuesday (18 / 1), said the floods hit the region at the eastern tip of Flores since Sunday night. Help is still hampered and restrained in the form of Social Service NTT, rice, fast food, tarpaulins and kitchenutensils.
Governor of NTT, Frans Leburaya said it will build a logistics warehouse shelters in the three major islands in NTT, like Sumba, Timor and Flores to anticipate delays indistributing aid to disaster victims. "We will think of to build a logistics warehouse fordisaster victims
