One killed, 400 houses destroyed in Rangamati

Rangamati Correspondent

   Rangamati; 5 April, 2017 : A youth was killed and several hundred thatched houses were destroyed as a tornado lashed different villages in remote Borohorina union under Barkal Upazila of the district on Tuesday night.

   At least 400 houses of six villages-Tagolakchhara, Bheibonchhara, Doganghat, Kukichhara, Toibang and Marishyachhara– were razed to the ground while many banana orchards were destroyed, sources said.

   Sumon Chakma, 22, son of Jyoti Bikash Chakma of village Tagolagchhara in frontier Borohorina union under Barkal Upazila died as an uprooted tree fell on their house.

   Sujit Chakma, 18, son of Kamini Chakma and Gita Debi Chakma, 22, daughter of Debojoy Chakma of the same village were injured during the storm. The sufferings of the affected people know no bounds. They badly need help to recover from the situation.