Down the memory lane
Seeing the pictures of destruction caused by Amphan , I am reminiscing the tornado devastation of Delhi.
I was a school student at that time. A tornado hit north Delhi (the area around Delhi University) on 17 March 1978.
Though the degree of devastation of tornado can not be compared with Amphan, yet I remember the havoc created by it.
The 'rotating' wind, which lasted a mere five minutes, flung scooters and cars yards away, reduced shops to rubble and uprooted trees and light posts . Delhi University College buildings of the North Campus were damaged severely .
Thirty-two people died and eight hundred were injured.
The pictures enclosed are from net.





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