UNB, Dhaka :
At least four people were killed and 10 others injured as a nor’wester lashed Chapainawabganj and Faridpur districts on Wednesday.
In Faridpur, two people, including a school student, were killed when a storm swept over three unions of Boalmari upazila of the district.
Sources said Babul Sheikh, 40, a farmer of Beradi village in the upazila, was killed as he fell in a ditch during the storm. Besides, Tia, 14, a class IX student of Satur High School and daughter of Mohon Pramanik of Shonapur village, was killed when a branch of a tree collapsed on her during the storm.
Witnesses said the violent storm that lasted for 10 minutes swept through at least 30-35 villages of the upazila around 11:45 am. Over 500 houses were damaged and a number of trees were uprooted during the storm.
Saiduzzman, Boalmari Upazila Nirbahi Officer visited the affected areas.
In Chapainawabganj, two people, including a teenage girl, were killed and 10 others injured as nor’wester lashed Binodpur, Durlavpur, Chakirti unions in Shibganj upazila and Choudala, Alinagar and Bangabari unions of Gomostapur upazila of the district on Wednesday.
Witnesses said, Niyoti Rani, 20, daughter of Anil Kumar of Ranibari Chandpur village of Shibganj upazila, was killed by lightning strike during the storm.
Besides, Palsar Ali, 13, son of Mosharraf Hossain of Chamatola village under Binidpur union of Shibganj upazila, was killed when a branch of a tree collapsed on him while plucking mango during the storm in the morning. It also damaged over 250 houses and uprooted a good number of trees.
