Menu

Post image 1
Post image 2
1 / 2
0

At least 111 dead as freak summer hailstorm and heavy rains strike northern India

The Independent·Stuti Mishra·18 days ago
#6J25pwci
#comments#people#died#injured#killed#storm
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

At least 111 people were killed after an unseasonal violent storm hit the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with heavy rain, hail and lightning on Wednesday, officials said. The storm swept through five districts, uprooting trees and billboards and sending them crashing into cars. It also disrupted mobile networks in many areas, hampering rescue and relief work and making it difficult for officials to do a full assessment of the damage. State authorities initially reported that 89 people had been “killed because of the storm, lightning and rain-related incidents” before revising the death toll to 111 and the number of injured to more than 50. An official told Reuters many of the deaths were caused by falling trees and collapsing walls of homes. Narendra N Srivastava, a state official, said emergency teams were deployed across the affected areas and that homes, crops and power infrastructure had been widely damaged, especially in rural districts.…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.

Read More