Lightning during a thunderstorm killed eight persons in two districts of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. Four persons were killed in Chandauli, while one person died in Sonebhadra.
The national capital remains in the grip of intense heat over the past few days, recording a high of 41 degrees Celsius.
The change in weather was caused by a Western Disturbance, weather officials here said. There was also report of hailstorm lashing few places in the two states.
According to reports, atleast 11 people were killed in Gujarat and 12 people were reported dead in April in various incidents in Maharashtra.Madhya Pradesh saw a death toll of 16 people in last two days due to sudden change in weather.
Quite simply put, rain and thunderstorm in this month have a direct impact on your monthly budget of the coming year.
Delhi continued to witness rising mercury, with the maximum temperature on Monday hovering around 40 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal, the Met department said.
On Sunday, rain and dust storm led to the diversion of five flights to Lucknow, that were initially scheduled to land at Delhi's IGI airport between 8 PM to 10 PM.
Massive dust storm, thunderstorm takes place in Churu, Rajasthan
Commenting on the weather conditions, an official of the IMD said, "The sky will remain partly cloudy throughout the day with chances of light rain or thundershowers.”
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the hilly areas will also receive heavy snowfall in the next two days.
As many as 635 people were also injured in the country due to natural calamities in the two months.
A dust storm, with winds gusting up to 96 kmph, barrelled through the national capital this evening, causing flight diversions, disrupting Delhi Metro services and uprooting trees.
Rains accompanied by heavy winds lashed parts of Noida. Areas of Faridabad too experienced power-blackout due to rains accompanied by dust storms.
Dust storm/thunderstorm which will be accompanied by squally winds with speed of up to 70 to 80 kmph.
Lightning, thunderstorm claim 28 lives in UP, MP, TN, Bihar, Jharkhand
IMD issues 72 hours warning about thunderstorm and heavy rains
IMD issues fresh warning for next 4 days; thunderstorm, heavy rains likely in 23 States
As per Skymet Weather, the reason for these rains can be attributed to the cyclonic circulation that was persisting over South Konkan and Goa region.
Weather forecast today: Thunderstorm, dust storm warning across India
Met department issues another round of thunderstorm warning across North India.
Top News
Latest News
