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A "sudden" storm wreaked havoc in parts of Jalpaiguri district in northern West Bengal on Sunday, claiming four lives..
The strong winds, accompanied by hail, damaged several hutments, houses, uprooted trees, and brought down electric poles in the district headquarters town and neighboring areas like Mainaguri...
The severely affected regions included Rajarhat, Barnish, Bakali, Jorpakdi, Madhabdanga, and Saptibari, with significant damage reported to agricultural lands and crops..
Expressing condolences, Banerjee wrote on X, "Sad to know that sudden heavy rainfall and stormy winds caused disasters in some Jalpaiguri-Maynaguri areas today afternoon, resulting in loss of lives, injuries, house damages, uprooting of trees, and electricity poles.".
Meanwhile, Governor C V Ananda Bose said that he is in touch with the disaster management authority in Delhi and has requested it to rush more reinforcement by way of manpower and materials to Jalpaiguri..
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