IMPHAL: In addition to the heat wave that is prevailing in many parts of the Northeast, freak storms are making life miserable for the people.
More than six families were rendered homeless when a heavy storm lashed southern parts of Manipur, leading to extensive damage in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.
The high-intensity storm was accompanied by hail and strong winds, causing damage to houses and other infrastructure.
The storm began at around midnight and lasted for around 15 minutes, damaging dwelling houses, uprooting outhouses, trees and electricity poles in the districts of Bishnupur and Churachandpur.
The tin- roofed residential house and an outhouse belonging to one Thongam Ongbi Leibakchaobi Leima was blown away by the strong wind. Leima is a resident of Borayangbi Gram Panchayat Ward Number 9 of the Kumbi Assembly constituency in Bishnupur district.
Likewise, a wooden house of one Naorem Shyam of Chandolpokpi Chingyapat was almost destroyed by the storm at around 12 am on Tuesday.
Half a dozen families in this district were rendered homeless.
In the headquarters of Churachandpur district, three houses and several electric poles have reportedly been uprooted or damaged.
Some portions of the roof and walls of the Churachandpur Medical College have also seen extensive damages in the storm.
Due to uprooting of electric poles, power that was cut off for several houses at these locations, has been restored in the afternoon on Tuesday.
No loss of life was, however, reported due to the natural calamity.
The damage caused by the storm is being assessed, official sources said
Meanwhile, a storm that took place during the early hours of Wednesday caused extensive damage, including destruction of residential houses in Assam’s Dibrugarh district.
According to sources, the storm damaged several residential houses at many villages in Chabua area of Dibrugarh district.
Trees were uprooted and livestock also perished in the storm. Electricity connection was also disrupted due to uprooted electricity poles.
Yesterday, Torrential rains and a storm wreaked havoc in Nalbari, during the closing ceremony of the 16th annual Helsa Rongali Bihu.
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