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India: Severe Local Storm: 2003/04/23 Country Information on DRR

Period 2003/04/23
Country or District India
Event Type Severe Local Storm
Outline A thunderstorm killed at least 34 people and injured 300 in northeast India overnight.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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OCHA Situation Report No.1 2003/04/24
The storm lasted approximately 30 minutes.

OCHA Situation Report 2003/04/25
A cyclone ripped through three districts of Assam, killing at least 36 people and rendering thousands homeless.

Reuters News 2003/04/24
The death toll from the powerful thunder storm in northeast India stood at 36. About 2,500 people were hurt and more than 3,000 people were homeless.

Yahoo asia News 2003/04/23
A cyclone battered India's remote northeastern Assam state, killing at least 36 people and injuring 1,500, police said Wednesday.

Reuters News 2003/04/23
Storm kills 34 in northeast India, hundreds missing