Tha Fast Wind crash UGM

YOGYAKARTA, KOMPAS - Wind, who joined the fast, heavy rain, Friday (7 / 11) at 14:45, causing dozens of trees in the campus of Gadjah Mada University of Yogyakarta trees. Gale, which lasted for 15 minutes also pick roof of a number of buildings in and outside the campus environment.

No casualties in this event. However, according to the General Hospital Center Dr. Sardjito Yogyakarta, recorded 10 minor injuries as a result of the victims struck down the trees and roof debris. Three of them are students, while seven other traders are five feet.

Head of Public Relations and Protocol University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) Suryo Baskoro estimate, the amount of the loss of buildings and vehicles in the shop more than Rp 1 billion. "MGM tried to fix the damage as soon as possible not disrupt the activities of the course," he said.

Struck down a tree

Sentinel Kompas, kencangnya wind causing dozens of motorcycles owned by students who are in the Library Center parking lot, parking lot, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Forestry and struck down debris-damaged roof and a broken tree branch. In addition, one empty car in the condition to use in front of post office branches UGM struck down large trees.

Head of Security and Safety Unit Campus UGM Deda said Kelvin, the events causing at least 10 cars and eight motorcycles damage.

Most damage there around the Graha Sabha Pramana, namely from the gate to the Central Library Building. In addition, the Center for Rural and Area Studies and Wisma Kagama.

Baliho big crash

At lunch before the afternoon, the wind also knock baliho large board that is in the Bundaran UGM. Dozens cart cadger normal mangkal along bulevar not escape from the wind hack. In addition to plates and cups, all the contents cart shattered.

In the west, Panti Rapih Hospital, in Miss Road in Tiro, at least two-stall parking broken tree struck down. However, the seller successfully save themselves before the tree is in the back of their stalls collapse.

Wind also caused some of the front of the tile Gramedia Book Store in Jalan Sudirman fell. Damage almost evenly also seen along the road that makes the Kaliurang UGM Complex, starting from the crossroad Building Masters in Management 4.5 Kilometers to the crossroad Road C Simanjuntak.

Some buildings, such as the Office of UGM, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, the Center for Women's Studies, Bank Niaga, and Bank BNI, was lightly damaged. One of the buildings severely damaged in this area is Gama Book Plaza. Glass floor in the building and two broken canopy entrance of the building collapsing.

"When the cloud is very thick. Suddenly the wind blow very fast, before eventually rain. Almost all the traders not to withhold gerobaknya pancake. However, the business is futile. Almost all tram crash, "said Sukardi (47), traders, ice coconut the tay playing field in front of students.

Not a waterspout

Staff Section Data and Information Agency Meteorological and Geophysics Climatology (BMKG) Yogyakarta Agus Triyanto explains, based on the description of a number of witnesses and the direction collapse trees, the disaster was likely caused by gale or hurricane, not a waterspout. "If there is a waterspout, which picked up the tree. Now, this is only a collapse, "he said.

Gale such information Agus, called downdraff or release air mass from the cumulus nimbus clouds (CB) to the ground. Movement of vertical wind tossed a hard surface since

irradiate afternoon sun.

"We, throughout the day, Yogyakarta pressure in the clouds, at most, CB (with low) in Gadjah Mada University on Campus. Similarly, the air pressure above the surface, most small (the temperature is still high) is located in the vicinity of the UGM so different between the two occurred, "he said. (ARA / IRE / ENG / WER)