Rains, storm destroy several houses in Karimganj

Nilambazar : Heavy rainfall and storm razed several houses and uprooted trees and electric poles in Karimganj South assembly constituency on Saturday night.

As per reports, heavy rains and strong winds lashed many villages destroying numerous houses and uprooting trees and electric poles. The worst affected areas include Ishwarsree, Fatehpur, Nilambazar, Loharpara, Gandhai, Kaliganj and Mullaganj among others.

The sub-divisional engineer of Nilambazar electricity department Nidhi Ranjan Roy said power lines were severely damaged by heavy showers and ragging winds on Saturday night. Work is being done on a war footing to restore power supply at the earliest, Roy said.