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Urgent: 2 killed, nearly 300 houses damaged as whirlwind hits Java, Indonesia

Xinhua, January 6, 2017 Adjust font size:

Whirlwind has struck Yogyakarta and East Java provinces, leaving 2 people dead, 10 others injured with nearly 300 houses and infrastructure facilities damaged, Suptopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster agency, told Xinhua via phone earlier Friday. Enditem