Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday called up West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and sought information about the current situation in the state's Jalpaiguri district that was hit by a storm on Sunday night in which at least four persons .
Jalpaiguri, Apr 1 (PTI) Residents of Jalpaiguri town and its surrounding areas in West Bengal continue to grapple with the aftermath of Sunday's storm, which left at least five people dead and rendered over 200 homeless.
Several hutments and houses were damaged, trees uprooted and electric poles came crushing down as strong winds accompanied by hail struck most parts of the district headquarters town and many areas of neighbouring Mainaguri. Among the most affected areas were Rajarhat, Barnish, Bakali, Jorpakdi, Madhabdanga and Saptibari.
At least four persons died while several others were injured after a nor'wester hit parts of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Sunday evening.The deceased have been identified as D.N. Sarkar (52), Anima Rat (49), Yogen Ray (70) and Samar Roy .