NETRAKONA, March 9, 2021 (BSS) – Over 100 houses were damaged when heavy
rains accompanied by hailstorm and gusty wind hit Netrakona Sadar upazila
here in the early hours of today.
Based on preliminary reports received from storm-hit areas, Deputy
Commissioner (DC) of Netrakona Kazi Mohammad Abdur Rahman told BSS that the
hailstorm, which lasted for about fifteen minutes, damaged over hundred
kutcha and tin-shed houses in the upazila. Standing crops and vegetables in
the fields were also damaged by the storm, he added.
“We are working to get a complete picture of the losses caused by the
natural calamity,” the DC said, adding storm affected people will be given
financial assistance from the government.