BARIPADA/PURI: At least three people were killed and three others injured as Nor’westers battered Odisha’s Mayurbhanj and Puri districts, police reported on Saturday.Strong winds accompanied by thunderstorms struck Baripada, the headquarters of Mayurbhanj district, around 11 pm on Friday, an officer said.“Two people were killed, and three others were injured. The deceased were travelling on motorcycles when the Nor’wester hit the region. Due to the storms, they lost control of their two-wheelers and hit the roadside trees,” he said.The deceased have been identified as Ramdas Hansada from Asanayoda and Nagen Murmu from the Khunta area in Mayurbhanj district.The three injured are currently receiving treatment at Baripada district headquarters.In Puri district, a man named Jagannath Behera from Alis village, under the jurisdiction of Pipili Police Station, died when a coconut tree fell on him during the storms on Friday night, an officer said.Strong winds also caused damage to several houses in Kanas, Delanga, and Satyabadi areas of Puri district, he added.(With agency inputs)
