Four people were killed and over 50 injured as a nor'wester swept through Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon Tuesday night.
The deceased are: Abdul Alimul, 28, Rina Akter, 8, daughter of Yunus Ali, and Sakibul, 9, son of Mohsen Ali of Jagannathpur village in Boirchuna union, and Sharifunnesa, 70, of Battala Hazirhat village in Jaborhat union of the upazila.
Of the injured, 27 were admitted to Dinajpur and Rangpur medical college hospitals, reports our Thakurgaon correspondent.
Abdur Rouf, upazila nirbahi officer of Pirganj, confirmed the correspondent that four people were killed in the storm that lashed the upazila around 8:00pm and continued for 30 minutes.
The nor’wester damaged a number of houses and a vast tract of crop field, the UNO said adding that at least 25 villages of Boirchuna and Jabarhat unions are badly affected by the storm.
Upazila administration and local government bodies are working to assess the damage caused by the storm, the UNO said.
There is no electricity in the villages since Tuesday night as a number of electric poles were topples during the storm.
The uprooted trees blocked the road suspending communication between Pirganj and the upazila headquarters
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