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Several houses suffered damage, trees got uprooted, as well as electric poles fell flat as gusty winds ravaged most parts of the district and many areas of neighbouring Mainaguri, the officials said.. Rajarhat, Barnish, Bakali, Jorpakdi, Madhabdanga and Saptibari were among the worst-affected areas...
A disaster management officer said that rescue efforts were underway in the affected areas...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said personnel of the civil administration and police and disaster management have been deployed for the relief works..
"Sad to know that sudden heavy rainfall and stormy winds brought disasters today afternoon in some Jalpaiguri-Maynaguri areas, with loss of human lives, injuries, house damages, uprooting of trees and electricity poles etc," Mamata Banerjee wrote on X...
The Chief Minister assured the victims that the district administration would provide the necessary assistance.. "District administration will provide compensation to next of kin in the case of the deaths, and the injured as per rules and following the Model Code of Conduct," Mamata Banerjee said...
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