According to officials, around four people have lost their lives and over 50 injured when a cyclonic storm hit different regions of Tripura, causing a trail of destruction.

The pre-monsoon rainfalls followed by strong winds and hailstorm on Wednesday night also smashed over 2,000 houses and killed many domestic animals in western as well as southern Tripura.

A relief department functionary said, "North, west and south Tripura districts were worst hit by the thunderstorm. Most people have lost all their belongings and cattle."

He added that four people, comprising a 14-year-old girl, were killed in separate disruptions of house break down and trees falling on rooftops in Khowai and Teliamura regions of west Tripura.

Several trees, telephone and electric poles rooted out in the storm gravely affected the movement of vehicles Thursday.

"Civil defence workers are busy providing relief. Telecommunication and power corporation personnel are working to restore communication lines and power supply," the functionary added.

A similar cyclonic rainstorm accompanied by heavy lightning in the last week of March killed three people in Tripura, damaged 9,000 houses and caused largescale destruction. (With Inputs from Agencies)