Watch: 'Rare' tornado tears through India's Assam, damages huts

A low-intensity tornado hit Assam’s Barpeta district on Saturday, tearing through huts and paddy fields.

The tornado dissipated within minutes, according to local media reports. Though seven huts were reportedly damaged, no deaths or injuries were reported, Barpeta deputy commissioner Tej Prasad Bhushal told the Hindustan Times.

Videos of the tornado went viral on social media, with residents calling the event a 'rare phenomenon'.

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