Nor'wester damages over 100 houses in Faridpur

FARIDPUR, Mar 28 (UNB): Around hundreds of houses were damaged while a number of trees were uprooted during a nor'wester in Faridpur district early Thursday.
Twenty villages under Pachuria and Bana unions in Alfadanga upazila of the district were battered by the storm.
Residents of the 20 villages -- Sirgram, Garania, Pakuria, Taboni, Tonapara, Sialdi Charpara, Joydebpur, Aushir haat, Kutharakandi, Majpara, Arpara in Bana union; Jugibarat, Bhatpara, Chandra, Pachuria, Deuli, Charnarandia, Dhuljuri and Charbhatpara in Pachuria union - remained in darkness as many electric wires were also snapped during the storm.
A vast track of croplands were also damaged while trees were uprooted, halting road communications in different parts of the upazila.
AKM Zahidul Hasan Zahid, chairman of Alfadanga upazila, said the storm started sweeping through the upazila around 1:00 am.