วันศุกร์ที่ 4 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2553

Storm hits five districts: One killed, 50 injured

A woman was killed, over 50 people were injured and over 1200 thatched houses damaged as storm swept over Sherpur, Brahmanbaria, Chapainwabganj and Jamalpur and Habiganj districts on Wednesday and Thursday, reports UNB.
In Habiganj, A woman was killed in lightning strike and 12 people were injured during a storm at Lakhai upazila of the district Thursday afternoon.
Witnesses said Parvin Akther,35, was killed as thunderbolt struck her at Sajan village of the upazila.
Around 250 houses were damaged and over 100 trees were uprooted when the storm lashed the upazila.
In Sherpur, at least 20 people were injured and over 400 houses were damaged and a violent storm lashed 12 villages of five unions early Thursday.
The worst affected areas are Lataria, Bamonerchar of Charshekhpur union, Nalbaid and Namapara of Charmucharia union, Goalpara, Betmari and Ghughurakandi of Kamarerchar union and Charpakkhimari union.
Two poles of 33 KV transmission line of PDB broke down during the storm that stopped power supply in Shajabarkhila area of Sherpur town.
UNO Kamal Hossain and Ilias Uddin, chairman of sadar upazila, visited the damaged areas.
In Brahmanbaria, at least 15 people were injured and over 150 thatched houses damaged as a storm lashed Dharmondal village of Nasirnagar upazila Thursday morning.
Upazila administration sources said the storm lasted for few minutes and damaged 120 kutcha houses fully and another 30 partially.
The injured were admitted to Nasirnagar health complex and Habiganj hospital.
UNO and district relief and rehabilitation officer visited the damaged area.
houses were damaged in a storm in Gomostapur upazila of the district on Wednesday night.
UNO Sajjadul Hasan said the storm swept over the upazila at 9pm and damaged houses, uprooted trees and electric poles.
Besides, a storm lashed Dangdhara union of Dewanganj upazila leaving five people injured and over 50 houses damaged.
Witnesses said the five people were injured in house collapse during the storm at Bagharchar and Tengramari villages.

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