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At least five people, including a woman, were killed and around 500 injured, while severe houses were damaged by norwester at two places in north Bengals Jalpaiguri district on Sunday afternoon. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee cancelled her scheduled programmes and reached Jalpaiguri on Sunday night..
Speaking to the media, Mamata Banerjee said a disaster occurred, due to which several houses were damaged and five people died..
Earlier on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condoled the loss of lives in a storm that wreaked havoc in parts of Jalpaiguri district..
Several hutments and houses were damaged, trees uprooted and electric poles came crashing down as strong winds accompanied with hail struck most parts of the district, news agency PTI reported..
Governor CV Ananda Bose will also be leaving for Jalpaiguri on Monday to visit the affected areas, Raj Bhavan officials said.. (With inputs from Pramod Giri in Siliguri) ABOUT THE AUTHOR..
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