Cyclonic storm causes widespread damages


Vehicles wade through waterlogged street, at Chandmari area after a heavy shower in Guwahati on Wednesday, March 31. (Ujjal Deb Photo)
Aizawl, Apr 1: Cyclonic storms and hailstorms have killed one person and injured few others in Mizoram. The cyclonic storm lashed various parts  Mizoram in the last two days causing widespread damages to houses including office and school buildings and churches.
 In Serchhip district, Zalawma, 65 years lost his life and a child aged 7 years was injured. In South Khawlek, in Lunglei district, two persons were hospitalized due to injuries sustained during the storm. As per the reports of the deputy commissioners of various districts, 220 houses have been completely damaged, 1073 houses have suffered serious damages, 1967 houses have been partially damaged and 48 other non-residential buildings suffered damages.
In Aizawl district, 21 houses have been completely damaged, 253 houses have been seriously  damaged, 800 houses were partially damaged and 16 other non-residential buildings suffered serious damages. In Lunglei district, 41 houses have been completely damaged, 436 houses have been partially damaged and 11 non-residential buildings suffered damages.
In Serchhip  district, 88 houses have been completely damaged, 11 houses have been seriously  damaged and 321 houses suffered  partial damages and  21 other non-residential buildings suffered serious damages. In Saiha  district, 3 houses have been completely damaged, 529 houses have suffered  damages.
In Mamit district, 254 houses have suffered serious damages and in Kolasib District, 67 houses have been completely damaged, 26 houses suffered serious damages and 410 houses have been partially damaged.   In Lawngtlai  district, 5 houses have been completely damaged, 23 houses have been seriously  damaged and 27  houses suffered  partial damages .
In Champhai  district, 10 houses have been completely damaged. The numbers of houses damaged are expected to go up as reports from the remote parts of Mizoram are still awaited.
Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, making a special mention in the state assembly session here today, said more than 2000 houses across Mizoram have been either partially or totally damaged. The chief minister said the government has taken all possible steps to distribute relief materials to the victims.
 
Heavy wind, hailstones in Manipur
 
Newmai News Network
Imphal | March 31
Reports of destructions and damages caused by hailstones accompanied by heavy wind have been pouring in from various parts of Manipur since the last two days as concerned officials including some NGOs are accessing for the reports to be submitted to the government for necessary relief.
As per information culled from various spots of Imphal West, CGI sheets of over 400 houses have been damaged by the hailstorm. The worst affected areas include Laphupat Tera, Khunou, Mayai Leikei and Khodak. The destruction and damages occurred during the last 48 hours. If the heavy downpour accompanied by heavy wind persists chances are that most of the houses will not be able to withstand the calamity.
According to Kachanthai Faiga Gangmei, SDC of Mayang Imphal while talking to some media persons disclosed that she had conducted  survey in the afected areas. She assured the hailstorm victims that the same report will be handed over to the higher-ups for immediate relief.
Reports of destruction and damages of houses were also received from the districts of Churchandpur and Ukhrul in Manipur due to the hailstorm which have been continuing for the past two days but the exact picture of damages could not be ascertained till the filing of this story.
The district of Churchandpur experienced heavy downpour accompanied by storm which destroyed a Junior High School at Saipum. In Ukhrul district, according to Yarsho, working for an NGO disclosed that many houses in Roudie village were damaged due to the hailstorm.
 
Two persons killed, over 600 houses damaged in Tripura storm

Agartala, March 31 (PTI): Two persons were killed while over 600 houses damaged and trees and electric posts uprooted in a severe storm in Tripura in last two days, police said here. Thirteen-year-old Santanjoy Reang died last night when his house collapsed during the storm at Nandirampara, a remote tribal hamlet in Kanchanpur subdivision of North Tripura district, they said. An ex-gratia of Rs one lakh has been given by the Tripura government to the next of kin of Santanjoy.
Another person Purnaram Reang (21) was killed and his wife Anjuti was seriously injured when lightning struck them at Paharpur, a remote tribal hamlet in South Tripura district on Monday. Anjuti was admitted to Amarpur sub-divisional hospital in critical condition, the police said. The storm has razed at least 600 houses, besides uprooting around 300 electric posts and over 250 trees in the state due to strong wind and heavy rains which lashed the state.

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