Altogether 33 people were killed in the hailstorm that lashed different parts of Bihar on Thursday. Maximum 7 people were killed in Bhagalpur district, followed by 6 in Muzaffarpur and three each in Saran and Lakhisarai.

CM Nitish Kumar on Friday announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 4 lakh each to the next kin of all the people killed in the hailstorm. Expressing grief over the loss of lives, the CM said he was with the affected families in this hour of natural calamity.

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