Storm breaks hospital window panes
Source: The Sangai Express
CCpur, May 13 2016 :
A brief windstorm swept across several parts of the district today leaving the window panes at the district hospital Churachandpur's Ortho ward broken leading to panic among the patients.
The windstorm accompanied by rain hit the town around 5.30 pm today.
Though the storm was felt for a very brief period, it reportedly broke the window panes at the female ward of the hospital's Orthopaedic Department.
Sources claimed that the window was closed when the storm hit the hospital while another source said it was open and the glass panes broke when the window-frame crashed with the mainframe.
The impact even left the window frame broken.
The windstorm also damaged two houses at Khousabung and four houses at Bunglon villages of Ccpur district.
The houses of S Robert and Thangkhosiem of Khousabung were badly damaged by the storm.
At Bunglon, the storm caused extensive damage to the houses of Khaikhomang and Kholneihchoi.
Two other houses were also reportedly ravaged.
Besides, many trees were uprooted and electric wires got snapped.
Detailed report is awaited.