14 killed in Assam due to thunderstorm and lightning
Four people died due to a severe storm in Kherni village of Dibrugarh on Friday evening.
At least 14 people died due to lightning and strong thunderstorms coupled with heavy rains at various places in Assam, officials said. Thunderstorms and rain have been lashing many parts of Assam since Thursday.
Four people died in a severe storm in Kherni village of Dibrugarh on Friday evening.
Also Read:- Oil India Limited HQ in Assam Duliajan is under ‘cyber attack’: Report 14Apr 2022
Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), Dibrugarh District Project Officer, Deepjyoti Hatikakoti said, “At least four people were killed in a thunderstorm followed by a strong thunderstorm on Friday evening at Tingkong revenue village in Dibrugarh district and trees in the area. Crumbled up.”
On Thursday, three more people died in a thunderstorm in Barpeta district and a 15-year-old boy died due to lightning in Goalpara district.
Three people died in Tinsukia after a strong thunderstorm on Friday evening.
Tinsukia Additional Deputy Commissioner Dipu Kumar Deka said, “Three persons allegedly died in Margherita revenue circle of Tinsukia district last evening.”
Also Read:- 13 killed, 39 others undergoing treatment after consuming poisonous mushroom in Assam: Report 14Apr 2022
“Many houses and properties were damaged during the storm. People are taking shelter in schools and government offices,” Deka said.
The ASDMA said in a bulletin that the storm has uprooted several trees and dozens of power poles over the past few days and damaged several houses at various places.
At least 7,378 houses and other establishments have been damaged in the state during the last two days.
14 killed in Assam due to thunderstorm and lightning
Also Read:- Made-in-India Dornier 228 made its first commercial flight from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh: Report 12Apr 2022
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by News East India staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
