Imphal, 30 April 2017 ( Evening News ) : Strong winds damaged several houses and uprooted trees and electric poles, wires and left people injured last night. The storm also blew away roofs of many houses in the Imphal valley. A minor boy was injured in the head when a portion of the building of Manipur Hindi Prachar Sabha at Kongba Road in Imphal east collapsed. He has been admitted to a hospital. The iron sheets of the Eastern Ideal High School in the same location were also blown away by the strong winds. A big banyan tree was also uprooted causing inconveniences to the commuters. Similar scenes were witnessed at Singjamei too. An uprooted electric pole laid along with the wires casing inconveniences to the public. Employees of the electricity department are working to restore the electric poles and the wires. There are also reports from other localities which were hit by the strong storm last night. However there was no report of human casualty. Major damages were witnessed in Imphal East district. The loss due to the storm is estimated to be above 1 Crore Rupees.
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Strong winds damage houses and uproot electric poles in different areas of Manipur
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