JAMSHEDPUR: The Nor’wester accompanied by heavy rainfall which lashed the Steel City at 55-60 km on Sunday at around 5.30pm brought relief from the scorching heat but left a trail of destruction. Over 70 trees were uprooted and power lines were snapped, leading to outages.
The thunderstorm killed daily wager Dharamvir Kumar (45) at Loyola School area under Bistupur police station. Kumar was the sole bread earner of his family, consisting of wife and three sons.