IMPHAL, April 28: A strong wind blew off roofs of several shops, schools, workshops and houses in the Thoubal market area in the early morning of Saturday, but no human casualty was reported.
The heavy wind, which was blowing in gusts around 7:30 am, completely blew off the roofs of seven shops under a single plot at Thoubal market, dipping them in the residential area. Another roof of a shop attached with house nearby was also blown off.
The storm also carried away the CI sheets roof of an automobile workshop in front of PHED, Thoubal and dropped them in a nearby field, and another roofs of two houses at Thoubal Mela ground also blew off by the storm throwing them in a field at a distance of about 200 metres .
A roof about 100 ft in length of Anandpur High School at Tomching foothill was also thrown off by the wind leaving them in an open field about 100 metres from the school.
However, no casualty report was received in the storm.