, May 15 -- A nor'wester coupled with hailstorms swept several villages of Kaliganj upazila in Lalmonirhat district on Wednesday night, damaging houses, trees and crops.

The storm which began around 10:30 pm lasted for about one hour left a trail of destruction in four unions of the upazila.

A number of educational institutions were also damaged while hundreds of trees were uprooted during the storm, disrupting road communication on Kakina-Chaparhat regional road.

Crops including mangoes, litchis, maize, paddy, nuts and jute suffered damages.

Besides, a number of electric poles were also uprooted, snapping power connections in four unions of the upazila.

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Shimul Mia, a resident ...