A storm lashed six villages of Omar Majid union in Rajarhat upazila Saturday night damaging 216 houses in the affected areas. The storm-hit villages are Dangrahat, Delapara, Fulkhahat Hazari, Dhanipara, Balakandi, Sarkar Para and Pangkha Para. The affected family members are staying under open sky facing heavy shower. Two victims, Sudhir Chandra, 50, and Mozammel Haque, 45, said the tornado was accompanied by heavy downpour and lasted for one minute only. But it completely damaged their houses and all of their belongings. The rain continued till yesterday, they said. They are now passing their days unfed. Kurigram additional deputy commissioner (ADC-Review) Md Sarwar Jahan and Rajarhat upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) ATM Ziaul Islam visited the affected areas yesterday. They distributed 10 kilogram of rice to each of 175 victim families. The administration is preparing a list of the affected families, the UNO said.