GUWAHATI, May 12 (PTI): Two persons were killed and several others injured in a severe storm which lashed several districts in Lower Assam, officials said here today.
Prafulla Das was killed while his wife along with their two children were seriously injured in Abhayapuri in Bongaigaon district.
In another incident, Karimudding Sheikh was killed in Kokrajhar district during the storm which lasted for more than half an hour. Several houses were damaged, trees uprooted and electric power lines snapped. Power supply was also disrupted in several places.
The affected districts include Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Baksa, Chirang, Goalpara and Nalbari.
The district authorities have been directed by the state government to provide immediate relief and rehabilitation to the affected people.
