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Storms kill 3, destroys over 1,000 houses

Star Report
Nor’westers lashed the capital last night and four other districts— Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Rangpur and Mymensingh—early yesterday and Thursday night, killing three persons and damaging over 1,000 houses.
A rickshaw-puller, Mohammad Almas, 65. of Tibet Shishu Paribar in Tejgaon. was killed in the capital as a branch of a tree fell on him during the storm. Five others were injured during the storm last night.
The injured are Jharna. 10. of Begunbari in Tejgaon, rickshawpuller Iqbal Hossain, 23. of Merul Badda, Fazlul Huq of Nama
Shyampur, and pedestrians Anwar Hossain and Sohel.
Jhama, Anwar and Sohel were injured as tree branches fell on them while rickshaw-puller Iqbal and Fazlul Huq were injured as broken glasses from buildings fell on them.
The Met Office said the nor'wester with a wind speed of 96km started at 8:15pm and lasted for about 15 minutes.
In Jamalpur, the storm hit 30 villages of Bakshiganj and Dewanganj upazilas early yesterday. killing a man named Lokman Ali, 50, of Alipara village in Bakshieani uoazila. According to local sources, the storm caused partial damage to Boro paddy on 3,000 hectares of land in the two upazilas and uprooted many trees and electric poles.
Our Gaibandha correspondent reported that one person was killed and 15 others were injured in the season's first nor'wester that lashed seven unions of three upzilas of the district early yesterday.
The dead. Golam Mostafa, 25, of village Purbo Batikamari under sader upazila was struck by lightning during the storm. Besides, 15 others, including seven children, were injured in house collapse in the affected areas. They are undergoing treatment at upazila health complex.
The storm damaged tin-roofed schools and houses and Boro paddy in the affected Mollar Char, Kamajani, Jigabari, Alger char, Char Dakatia, Patadhoya, Alger char, Chowmohon, Harichandi, Bhatoyapara, Kapasia, Ujan Burail andPorar char.
In Rangpur, Boro paddy, maize and jute plants on about 4000 hectares of land were damaged and at least 500 houses were collapsed by nor'wester in Kounia, Pirgachha and Rangpur Sadar upazilas on Thursday night, according to our correspondent.
District administration sources said Boro paddy on about 600 hectares, maize on 300 hectares and jute on 200 hectors of land at Kandi, Tambulpur and sadar unions under Pirgachha upazila was damaged.
Other affected unions are Kursha under Kounia upazila, Tampat under Rangpur Sadar upazila and Ch owl a under pirgachha upazila.
Pirgachha upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) said Kandi and Pirgachha arc the worst affected unions where at least 500 families have been rendered homeless by the storm.
Our Mymensingh correspondent adds: Nor'wester damaged some 500 houses in Iswarganj and Haluaghat upazilas early yesterday.
One person named Romon. 22, son of Izzat Ali of Neejgram village under Sharisha Union in Iswarganj upazila was electrocuted during the storm.
Iswarganj police said Roman came in touch of snapped live electric wire while he was working in his Boro field at around 8:00am.