Storm destroys around 333 structures in Tanahun
No human casualties were reported.
KATHMANDU: Property worth tens of thousands was destroyed due to storm and rain with hailstone in Tanahun district on Thursday evening.
However, no human casualties were reported.
Chief District Officer Janardan Gautam said the storm destroyed around 333 houses, huts, school buildings and other structures at different places of the district.
Although the exact details of the damage have not been received, the storm damaged many physical properties.
Police have already reached some incident sites to collect the details of damages, he shared. The storm has caused damages in all levels of the district and mostly in Byas Municipality.
Similarly, a house located at Byas Municipality-8 suffered damages due to lightning. Gautam mentioned that arrangement has been made for providing different materials including tarpaulin for the victims, making coordination with Red Cross, Tanahun.
Likewise, rainfall with hailstone along with storm has also damaged vegetables as well as fruits.
Power supply has been disrupted at different places after electric poles fell down following the storm, said Bijay Raj Regmi, the Chief of Power Distribution Centre, Tanahun.
Efforts are underway to resume the power supply.
Power supply has been obstructed at dozens of places including Baireni of Byas Municipality-10, Kalesti of ward no-7, Polang of ward no 11, Chhirkan of ward no 12, among other places.
Khadgadevi Temple at Bandipur Rural Municipality has collapsed due to the rain and storm, it is said.
