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Monday, April 26, 2010

Hailstorm in districts


News Watch News Network
KOLKATA: People of the several districts today heaved a sigh of relief following hailstorm in Bankura, Burdwan, North and South 24 Parganas Birbhum and Murshidabad. Most of the districts were reeling under heatwave for over a fortnight.
A senior official of the Regional Meteorological forecasted rain and gusty wind in some areas of south Bengal in the next 48 hours.
The official also added that the rains followed by thunder are likely to lead to a temporary lowering of temperatures in the Kolkata and the surroundings areas.Four flights had to be diverted from Kolkata because of the strong wind coupled with the shower around 7 pm. Tulin Brahma an EFR jawan of the first battalion was injured in a camp in Midnapore West after a tin of a roof hit his head during the storm. Two persons were injured in Burdwan district after a tree fell on them.

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