Tornedo hits Hooghly and North 24 Parganas
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Kolkata, May 26 : Just a few hours before the landfall of Yass a miniature tornedo created havoc in parts of Hooghly and North 24 Parganas on Tuesday evening. Though the weather department said that these kinds of tornadoes are common ahead of a major cyclone but also admitted that it is very unlikely at a place which is nearly 210 kilometres away from the landfall.
According to district administrative officials, a tornado that stayed hardly for two minutes was first observed at Bandel in Hooghly district and then it crossed Hooghly river and entered Halisahar in North 24 Parganas. Though none was killed or injured by the tornado but it grounded at least 47 buildings that came in the way.