Over 3000 houses damaged in Meghalaya during last 41 days

Over 3,085 houses were damaged due to cyclonic storms, fire incidents during the last 41 days from March 31 to May 10, officials said on Friday.

Of this, 398 were in East Khasi Hills, 10 West Garo Hills, 31 East Jaintia Hills, 330 Ri Bhoi, 592 Eastern West Khasi Hills, 472 West Khasi Hills, 272 East Garo Hills, 453 North Garo Hills, 292 South Garo Hills, 2 South West Garo Hills and 65 West Jaintia Hills, they said.

There were seven lives lost during the period. These include one in Eastern West Khasi Hills, 2 in Ri Bhoi, 1 in East Garo Hills, 2 in South West Khasi Hills and 1 in East Khasi Hills.