Residents traumatised by 'small tornado' incident in Pandamaran

Pandamaran Jaya Village Security and Development Committee (JKKK) Chairman Ariffin Mat Atan said the residents are grateful as no lives were harmed in the tragedy.

"People are traumatised because of what happened last night. Many were surprised because this is the first time it happened in this area," he told Astro AWANI here today.

On Tuesday, tornado wreck havoc in Pandamaran, Klang resulting in fierce winds which ripped off the roofs of about 30 homes in the area.

The 2pm incident lasted for 30 minutes and affected two blocks of PKNS apartment in Pandamaran Jaya.

A 46-second video clip on the incident had also gone viral on the social media and short messaging system, WhatsApp.

Ariffin said he is making a detailed survey to determine the exact number of households affected by the incident.

"The number of houses involved remains unknown however it should be more than 30 homes. We're inspecting from house to house to determine the losses incurred.

"As for terrace houses, residents on the upper level suffer losses due to damage to the roof. The owner on the ground floor complained about their damaged awning. Some of the vehicles parked outside also suffered damage caused by the roofs from the apartments.

"There are residents who were not home due to the Deepavali break which has posed a problem to the census we're conducting," he said.

Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) public relations manager, Ishak Hashim said in a statement that the company will adopt proactive steps to appoint four contractors for repair works for the five apartments involved.

He explained that PKNS has also sent a Response Team to help the 40 home owners affected by the incident.