Over 500 homes across villages in Assam's Dibrugarh district were damaged by a violent hailstorm, according to officials on Tuesday.
Assam and other northeastern states are likely to experience scattered thunderstorms and lightning with hail over the next 24 hours, according to a warning from the Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati.
According to a top official of the Dibrugarh district government, no reports of casualties have been received, and the damage assessment is still ongoing.
According to the official, the hailstorm hit Moran, Tingkhang, Lahowal, Lekai, Naharkatia, among other places, on Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
"The district has sustained extensive damage as a result. 310 homes in 37 communities in the Moran subdivision have sustained damage, according to preliminary estimates "said he.
According to the official, 202 buildings spread across 21 villages in Tingkhang as well as five homes in two villages in Lekai have also suffered significant damage.
"Under the Dibrugarh East revenue circle, one government lower elementary school was impacted. The Lahowal area's Nagachapari LP School sustained significant damage "Added he.
A hailstorm hit the Khetojan Tea Estate in the neighbouring Tinsukia area on Tuesday morning, but no reports of damage have been made, a different official stated.
According to Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, some homes in the Moran and Tingkhong revenue circles have reportedly suffered damage as a result of a heavy hailstorm.
"have asked representatives to do a thorough evaluation of the harm done. All those affected are receiving all available assistance from the government "He tweeted this.
During the next 24 hours, light snow is "quite likely" to fall in a few isolated locations in the high ranges of Arunachal Pradesh, according to a bulletin from the Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati.
"In some areas of the remaining Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura, light to moderate rain is very likely to fall. Over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura, isolated pockets of shallow to moderate fog are quite likely to develop "It was ad.
Thunderstorms and lightning with hail are extremely likely to occur in isolated locations over the seven states, according to the RMC, which has issued a "Yellow Alert" for the whole Northeastern region.
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