Bara, April 1 Of the 27 persons who died in last night’s storm in Bara and Parsa, 24 have been identified so far. Of the deceased, 12 are men, while the number of women and children who died stand at 10 and five respectively. Bara’s Pheta Rural Municipality was worst hit with 13 lives lost there. Those who died in Pheta from the storm are: Hari Narayan Das, 60, Manorama Devi, 45, Ruhi Devi, Nanda Patel, Bibima Khatun, 25, Mustakima Khatun, 50, Mina Khatun, 25, Sabanam Khatun, 18, Alisa Khatun, 4, Sakiya Khatun, 40, Noksar Miyan, 11, Samisada Khatun,13, and Rubi Khatun, 12. According to police, Indian nationals Rajesh Mukhiya, 22, Awadhesh Pasawan, 23, Radhe Ladhi, 41, and Hitlal Sahani, 40, workers at the local kiln in Pheta, also died in the storm. Further, Achchhalal Majhi, 55, of Prasauni Rural Municipality; Tarifa Khatun, 30, Shree Prasad Yadav, 80, and Suraj Majhi of Subarnapur Rural Municipality; Koiri Devi, 75, of Mahagadhimai Municipality; and Gadhima Devi, 50, of Kalaiya sub-metropolis also died in the natural disaster. In Parsa, the devastating storm claimed the life of Ram Majhi, 45, of Bhawanipur. Of the deceased, 18 bodies have been kept at Kalaiya Hospital for post-mortem, while five are at Narayani Sub-regional Hospital and three are at the National Medical College in Birgunj. Bara Chief District Officer Rajesh Poudel said the bodies would be handed over to the kin after autopsy. As for the more than 600 injured, 343 are undergoing treatment in different hospitals in Bara, Parsa and Kathmandu. According to Bara CDO Poudel, eight persons who were taken to Kathmandu for treatment via a Nepal Army sky truck and a chopper are undergoing treatment at TU Teaching Hospital. According to him, 116 are receiving treatment at Narayani Sub-regional Hospital, 100 at National Medical College, 38 at Birgunj Health Care and 28 at Gandaki Hospital of Birgunj. Others are receiving treatment at Kalaiya Hospital and other health facilities. In the wake of the storm, personnel of all three security agencies have been mobilised for rescue operation.