Nor’wester hits Sunamganj; damages houses, crops

A Nor’wester lashed Dowrabazar upazila of Sunamganj district on Saturday night, causing damages to houses and crops.

Locals said the storm which lasted for half an hour uprooted many trees and electric poles.

It disrupted power supply in the upazila headquarters and surrounding areas.

Many people spent the night under the open sky as the tin shed of their houses were blown away in the affected areas.

The worst-hit areas are Lamasania, Parameshwaripur, Dalgaon, Batlartek, Birsingh, Rakhalkandi, Teblai, Maijkhala, Baraband and other unions in Sadar Union of the upazila.

Many trees and electric poles were broken in at least 50 villages of the upazila.  

Dowarabazar Upazila Nirbahi Officer(UNO) Nehar Nigar said she asked UP chairmen of the storm-hit areas to prepare a list of damages which she will sent to the Deputy Commissioner, reports UNB.