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Powerful winds wreak havoc in north Kashmir, one dies another injured 5/13/2018 10:57:22 PM Mohammad Sarfaraz Early Times Report BARAMULLA, May 13: At least 10 electricity transformers got damaged due to lightening on Saturday night in Boniyar area while as a man died and a lady got injured in this north Kashmir district. Sources said that powerful winds wreaked havoc on Saturday causing damage to residential and non-residential structures and electric transformers, and with the result a huge population of the area is reeling under darkness from last night. At least 10 transformers were damaged due to lightening in Boniyar area last night, out of them six transformers have got minor damages and were repaired on Sunday. The reaming four transformers are still damaged, said sources. After the damage of these 10 electric transformers a huge population of Boniyar area is reeling under darkness from last night. Many areas of Uri including Thanamuni, Boniyar, Limber, Pringal Shahkote and other areas are reeling under darkness from yesterday as the lines were erected from electric poles and deodar trees have been uprooted in the forest areas, said informed. A man died and a woman was injured due to powerful winds that blow away rooftops of several residential and non-residential buildings in Uri area and other parts of Baramulla district. High velocity winds that swept across frontier Uri, Baramulla, Sopore and other adjoining areas of Baramulla district on Saturday afternoon damaging five houses that were hit by the trees uprooted by stormy winds. An elderly man Jalal din Cheenaza S/O Sardar Goger Cheenaza R/O Salsan Boniyar who was grazing his cattle when the windstorm hit Boniyar. While running for the safety he slipped and rolled down from the hillock resulting in his death. Javid Ahmad from Boniyar said that at least five buildings including three residential houses and a passenger shed got damaged in the windstorm in frontier Boniyar and Uri tehsil. In Baramulla, a lady Rafiqa Begum w/o Farooq Ahmad was injured after gusty winds hit her house in Syed Kareem old town Baramulla.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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