Storm lashes areas in Thakurgaon, Panchagarh
Houses were demolished, electric poles and trees uprooted and mango and litchi orchards damaged as nor'wester lashed different places of Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts on Friday night.
The storm that started at about 7:30pm lasted about an hour with a velocity of 90 to 100 kilometre, demolished many houses, blew away tin-roofs, uprooted electricity poles and trees, damaged mango and litchi orchards and disrupted electricity in Thakurgaon Sadar and Pirganj upazila.
Most affected villages are Farabari, Koshalbari, Danarhat, Chandipur, Nishchintopur under Sadar upazila and Bhomradaha, Bhakura, Jagtha, Kaligaon, Roghunathpur, Shatia, Kosharaniganj and Narayanpur under Pirganj upazila.
In Panchagarh, the storm started at about 8:00pm and lasted half an hour. It demolished many houses, uprooted trees, damaged mango and litchi orchards and maize crops in Sadar, Boda, Atwary and Debiganj upazilas.
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