Hailstorm destroys thousands of rupees worth of property in Mahottari

MAHOTTARI, May 5: A heavy rainfall followed by hailstorm last night damaged property and crops worth thousands of rupees in Mahottari, said the District Agricultural Development Office.

Roofs of dozens of houses were blown away while the storm destroyed houses, shops and animal sheds of the locals.
Crops on hundreds of hectares of land have been damaged by the hailstorm, said farmers, adding that power supply has been disconnected in over a dozen villages as a result. RSS