The dead were Shilpi Begum, 27, in Khalishagari village and her two sons Newaz Mia, 7, and Niyamul Hossain, 3, and Mariam Begum, 70, in Harunja village. A tree fell on the house of Joynal Mia causing the walls to collapse, injuring Joynal’s wife Shilpi and their two sons. In a similar incident around the same time, a tree uprooted by the storm fell on Mariam’s house. The storm damaged Boro crops on 11,000 hectares in Joypurhat, said ASM Meftahul Bari, director of the Department of Agricultural Extension in Joypurhat. More than 200 houses were devastated while thousands of trees were uprooted in the storm, according to local residents.

Source: bd News24 May 27, 2020 06:45 UTC