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Five people died and more than 300 others were injured after a sudden thunderstorm hit parts of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri on Sunday..
An ensuing hailstorm coupled with the storm, videos of which flooded social media, also damaged as many as 800 houses, uprooted several trees and electric poles as gusty winds ransacked most parts of Jalpaiguri and multiple regions in the neighbouring Mainaguri...
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee landed in Jalpaiguri on Sunday night, and visited the Jalpaiguri Super Specialty Hospital to meet the wounded people..
Several hutments and houses were damaged, trees uprooted, and electric poles collapsed as strong winds accompanied by hail struck most parts of the Jalpaiguri headquarters town and many areas of neighbouring Mainaguri on Sunday.. . Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told reporters after arriving in Jalpaiguri that five people have died and the number of injured is "quite high"..
Rajarhat, Bakali, Jorpakdi, Saptibari, Barnish, and Madhabdanga were among the most affected regions in Jalpaiguri, officials said, adding that several acres of agricultural land and crops suffered damage...
