New Delhi: In a hostile turn of weather as many as 10 people lost their lives and 28 got injured after thunderstorm struck Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.
Three people died in Gonda, 1 died in Faizabad and six in Sitapur, totaling to ten deaths in the state.
Those injured include 11 from Faizabad and 17 from Sitapur
The DMs have been told to get the injured treated properly. Directions have been issued to distribute relief in 24 hours.
Neighbouring state Delhi too suffered from extreme weather anomalies as dust storm in Rajasthan led to a thick blanket of haze enveloping the city and parts of the National Capital Region (NCR).
The Environment Ministry on Wednesday predicted that the dusty conditions are fallout of dust storms from Rajasthan and are likely to prevail over the next three days.
High pollution levels in Delhi are mainly due to the dust storms from the desert state, the ministry said after air quality in the national capital deteriorated beyond "severe" level on Wednesday.