Assam: 8 killed, over 20,000 affected due to heavy rainfall, severe storm

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• Apr 18, 2022 | Deeproshan Shaw

The ASDMA report also stated that 5809 kutcha houses,655 pucca
houses were partially damaged and 853 kutcha houses, 27 pucca houses were fully
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#424242">Digital Desk:  color:#424242">After heavy rains and a severe storm hit Assam in the last 48
hours, eight people were killed and more than 20,000 people were affected in
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"Times New Roman";color:#424242">A severe storm hit several districts in Assam
from April 14 to April 15 (till 8 pm) causing eight deaths, according to the
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#424242">" color:#424242">Four people were killed on April 15 in the Tingkhong area
of the Dibrugarh district while three people were killed in the Barpeta
district and one in the Goalpara district. A total of 20,286 people in 592
villages of Goalpara, Barpeta, Dibrugarh, Kamrup (Metro), Nalbari, Chirang,
Darrang, Cachar, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong, Udalguri, Kamrup district have
affected in a severe storm hit the districts," said the ASDMA report mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#222222">

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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#424242">Four people, including
a young girl, were killed after bamboo trees were uprooted in the Tingkhong
area of Dibrugarh district by the storm. A 15-year-old minor boy died in the
Matia area in the Goalpara district due to lightning.  mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#222222">

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The ASDMA report also
stated that 5809 kutcha houses,655 pucca houses were partially damaged and 853
kutcha houses, 27 pucca houses were fully damaged. Apart from it, 34 other
institutions in 12 districts were also affected by heavy rainfall and severe
storm.

Also Read: Heavy rainfall expected in the state of Assam and neighbouring states from today

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