A whirlwind damaged around 160 houses in Bireuen sub district, East Aceh District, Aceh Province, on Tuesday, but claimed no lives, ANTARA reported. Around 140 families of Alue Gadeng village were forced to take refuge in local mosques, Syamsul, a spokesman of the East Aceh District administration said on Wednesday. The whirlwind and downpours knocked down a number of trees in East Aceh District, around 450 km east of Banda Aceh. Of the 160 houses, 20 were seriously damaged. East Aceh Deputy District Head Nasruddin presented relief aid to the victims of the natural disaster.