Gandhinagar: Unseasonal rain and severe dust storm in different parts of Gujarat over the last two days claimed 13 lives even as authorities Thursday predicted that temperatures that had fallen to less than 3 to 7 degrees below normal would rise from next week to mark a normal summer. Officials at the State Emergency Operations […]
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Indian weather forecasters to focus on dust storms
Panaji : Indian weather forecasting agencies will focus their energies on predicting dust storms, which have claimed more than 100 lives across north India this summer, a senior official said on Monday. Addressing the India-United States colloquium on Earth Observations and Sciences for Society and Economy, which got underway here, Union Earth Sciences Secretary M. […]
Dust storm: 35 flights diverted from Delhi
New Delhi : As many as 35 incoming flights were diverted from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here on Saturday evening following a powerful dust storm and rain, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said. According to AAI, the diversions took place between 5 p.m and 6 p.m. “Due to inclement weather in Delhi, […]
Five killed in Uttar Pradesh due to dust storm
Lucknow : Five people were killed and a dozen others injured in a dust storm that hit Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district, officials said on Saturday. There were reports of widespread damage and destruction across the district due to the dust storm on Friday night. The cause of the death of three people — two in […]
Massive dust storm hits Chandigarh, disrupts life
Chandigarh : Chandigarh and its surrounding areas were hit by a massive dust storm on Friday evening followed by rain. The city and nearby areas were plunged into darkness around 5 p.m. with high velocity winds, dust and rain continuing for over one hour. Trees were uprooted and branches fell at several places. Power supply […]
Mild winds, thunderstorm likely in next 48 hours
New Delhi : A day after Delhi saw a severe dust storm and winds at 107 kmph killing two people here, the national capital on Monday saw a calm day, though the Met office predicting storm and winds of less severity for 48 hours starting Tuesday. The maximum temperature on Monday settled at 36.7 degree […]
MHA puts storm toll at 53; Rahul condoles
New Delhi : Dust storm, hail and lightning have claimed as many as 53 lives in Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Delhi, said Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday. As per the MHA report, 39 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh on the intervening night of May 13-14 due to lightening and […]
Several people killed as lightning, storm, rain, hit Delhi, UP, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and WB
Several people got killed on Sunday as thunderstorms and rains hit various states. Gusty winds blew across many parts of the country. The deaths from reported from UP, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal and Delhi-NCR. Thunderstorm and rains reportedly caused huge damage and power outages. More than 70 incoming flights were diverted from the Indira […]
Two dead, 18 injured in Delhi dust storm
New Delhi : At least two people were killed and 18 others injured in a severe dust storm that hit Delhi on Sunday evening, police said. In Sarita Vihar area in southeast Delhi, a tin sheet blown off a rooftop by strong wind hit pedestrian Rohit, 22, injuring him seriously. He was rushed to Apollo […]
10 killed as Northwester hits Bengal
Kolkata : At least 10 persons, including five teenagers, were killed in lightning strikes as a Northwester accompanied by heavy rain lashed parts of the Gangetic West Bengal on Sunday afternoon, a state disaster management official said. While four youngsters lost their lives in a lightning strike in Howrah district’s Uluberia, two men each were […]