Rain and storm kill eight in Assam during Rongali Bihu

Guwahati: Rain and storm lashed many parts of Assam on

Rongali Bihu

killing eight people and rendering hundreds homeless.In upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district, four people died when bamboo trees uprooted during the storm on Friday fell on them in the Tingkhong area. The deceased have been identified as Manika Dhan (18), Labanya Hara (12), Eny Kujur (27) and Kuwari Bengra (40). Dibrugarh DC Biswajit Pegu said all four belonged to the tea community. On Thursday, three persons died due to the storm in Barpeta district in lower Assam. They were Fuljan Nesa (45) of the Baghbar revenue circle and Sakina Khatun (45) and

Samsun Nehar

(70) from the Chenga revenue circle in Barpeta. On the same day, one Bhumidhar Ray, a 15-year-old-minor boy from Lalabori, Harimura under

Matia

revenue circle died due to lightning in Goalpara district.A report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Saturday said 20,286 people in 592 villages have been affected due to inclement weather in the last 48 hours. Over 20,000 people have been affected across 12 districts, the ASDMA said. It said 6,464 houses have been partially damaged, while 880 have been fully damaged.