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Drastic weather changes such as sudden night-like darkness and whirlwinds were seen taking place when a hailstorm hit the Bukit Jalil area here Friday evening, according to witnesses.
The two-hour hailstorm beginning 5pm, had changed the landscape at several areas in Bukit Jalil, with most trees of various sizes toppled, and some broken and hurled up to a 100m.
Other than trees, a container which was used as a guard hut, was also damaged after it was struck by a wind-blown object in the incident.
A signboard belonging to a drive-in cafe, the size of a car, had also fallen over.
A cafe staff, who declined to be identified, said during the incident, darkness descended suddenly, turning day to night.
"There were whirlwinds, (I) definitely saw the winds spinning yesterday. Luckily, no object was blown towards the buildings, so all (the people) in the buildings were safe. Several people who were outside sustained slight injuries after being struck by hailstones," he told Bernama when met Saturday while evaluating the damage at the cafe.
The cafe staff, who was still on duty during the incident Friday, said some of the ice chunks were the size of an adult's fist.
Another witness said the winds during the incident were so powerful that motorcycles parked in the area fell over.
"The incident was unexpected, sudden darkness and then the storm," he said.
The trail of damage encompassed the area starting from the Astro All Asia Broadcast centre in Bukit Jalil and a kilometre along the Sungai Besi Highway towards the city centre.
A petrol station which was damaged was closed yesterday for repairs.
Source: Bernama
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