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At least 89 dead as freak summer hailstorm and heavy rains strike northern India

The Independent·Stuti Mishra·19 days ago
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Nearly 90 people were killed after an unseasonal violent storm hit the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with heavy rain, hail and lightning on Wednesday. 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. “About 89 people were killed because of the storm, lightning and rain-related incidents," an unnamed state official told Reuters, adding that many of the deaths were caused by falling trees and collapsing walls of homes. In Bhadohi district, which was hit the hardest, at least 16 people died in separate incidents and six were injured, two of them seriously, local police said. In Fatehpur, nine people were killed and 16 injured.…

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