70 injured, 1200 houses damaged in nor'wester
Sunday, 5 April 2009
Over 70 people were injured and around 1200 houses damaged as violent storms lashed Jamalpur and Sirajganj districts Friday midnight, reports UNB.
In Jamalpur, a storm hit five villages in Sarishabari upazila, leaving around 50 people injured and over 200 houses damaged.
The affected villages are Bausi Uttarpara, Moddhapara, Fuldaha, Gozaria and Chandnpur.
Witnesses said the storm swept the villages at about 12 pm, damaging over 200 houses and uprooting many trees. Around 50 people were injured as their thatched houses collapsed.
Standing IRRI-Boro crops on vast tracts of land were damaged by the violent storm during its hour-long fury.
Power supply in the upazila was snapped, as the storm toppled many electric poles.
Another report from Sirajganj adds: A nor'wester swept Kazipur upazila of the district, leaving over 20 people injured.
Nine of the injured were given treatment at local hospitals.
The storm, which lasted for about 15 minutes, also damaged around 1000 houses, trees and standing IRRI-Boro crops in Shubhagaccha, Gandail, Maizbari unions and char areas of the upazila.
Kazipur upazila Nirbahi officer (UNO) Suratuzzaman visited the affected areas and said relief materials would be distributed among the victims.a
In Jamalpur, a storm hit five villages in Sarishabari upazila, leaving around 50 people injured and over 200 houses damaged.
The affected villages are Bausi Uttarpara, Moddhapara, Fuldaha, Gozaria and Chandnpur.
Witnesses said the storm swept the villages at about 12 pm, damaging over 200 houses and uprooting many trees. Around 50 people were injured as their thatched houses collapsed.
Standing IRRI-Boro crops on vast tracts of land were damaged by the violent storm during its hour-long fury.
Power supply in the upazila was snapped, as the storm toppled many electric poles.
Another report from Sirajganj adds: A nor'wester swept Kazipur upazila of the district, leaving over 20 people injured.
Nine of the injured were given treatment at local hospitals.
The storm, which lasted for about 15 minutes, also damaged around 1000 houses, trees and standing IRRI-Boro crops in Shubhagaccha, Gandail, Maizbari unions and char areas of the upazila.
Kazipur upazila Nirbahi officer (UNO) Suratuzzaman visited the affected areas and said relief materials would be distributed among the victims.a