Tornado Wreaks Havoc in Semarang
Residents assessed the damage after a tornado damaged
150 houses in the district of Tembalang in Semarang, Central Java late on
Saturday afternoon.
Three people were injured and at least five of the
houses in the Sendangguwo and Tandang neighborhoods were destroyed, while many others
were seriously damaged as the tornado ripped off their roofs. Tohirin aka
Jayeng, 40, a resident whose house was leveled at the Sendang Asri housing
complex, said the winds hit about 4 p.m.
"I saw this black wind coming and becoming
pointed into a funnel. It suddenly
approached and hit my house," he said.
Tohirin's wife, two children and mother-in law were in
the kitchen at the time when the tornado known locally as "Ulur-ulur"
passed over their home, destroying the guest and bedrooms.
"It was as if the wind had lifted my home
up," Tohirin said.
The disaster also destroyed the walls of four
neighboring houses.
Many other homes in the area lost their roofs and
residents and neighbors had started rebuilding on Sunday.
Tembalang district head Dayat said the tornado also
damaged a small mosque and felled power lines and about 50 trees. His office
was still collecting data on the damage, he said.
Villagers said the tornado was the worst to hit the
district in living memory.
Semarang Mayor Sukawi Sutarip and his wife, Sinto
Sukawi, visited the scene on Sunday, accompanied by senior officials.
"We will provide the victims with assistance
immediately," the mayoral spokesman Achyani said.
Taken from The Jakarta Post, December 20, 2004
1. How many homes were destroyed by the tornado in the
Sendangguwo and Tandang neighborhoods?
2. The
tornado hit the district …
3. Which
parts of Tohirin's house were destroyed?
4. The
disaster also destroyed the walls of four neighboring houses. The synonym of
the italicized word is …
5. Who rebuilt
the damaged homes?
6. Who
went to see the scene of disaster on Sunday?
7. How
did the tornado break the houses?
8. When
did the damaged house rebuild?
9. What
kind of test it is?
10. Please
mention and explain the purpose and the Generic Structure of the text!
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