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19 April 2010

Incessant Rains, Thunder Storms Disrupt Normal Life in Assam

Guwahati, Apr 19 : In Assam, normal life has been disrupted following incessant rains and thunder storms since last two days. In Guwahati city, traffic on several roads has been disrupted due to water logging.

According to MET office sources, the city experienced two point one (2.1) centimeter of rainfall during last 24 hours. The overall temperature has been plummeted to around 20 degree centigrade.

Guwahati Correspondent reports that the foul weather in several parts of the State played spoilsport in the on-going week-long Rongalee Bihu festivity, compelling the organizing committees to draw their curtains ahead of the schedule. The Met office predicted more rains accompanied by strong gusts of wind in parts of the State in the next 24 hours.

Meanwhile, with one more person died, the number of the dead due to cyclonic storm in Mankachar area of the Dhubri district in the State has gone up to five. Over five hundred thatched houses in Mankachar and South Salmara sub-divisions of the district have been damaged due to the impact of the high-speed storm.

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