11 die in dust storms in UP, toll 81
May 10, 2018  12:50
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Eleven more people lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday due to high-intensity dust storms, taking the death toll to 81. Deaths were recorded in Agra, Etawah, Mathura, Aligarh, Firozabad and Kanpur Rural districts of Uttar Pradesh. Eleven people were also injured.


On May 7, the Meteorological Department had issued a 48-hour dust storm and thunderstorm warning.


Now a total of 135 people have lost their lives due to high-intensity dust storms in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.


In Rajasthan 209 were injured in the massive storm.Moreover, two people died in New Delhi on May 8 after a strong dust storm caused ambulances to catch fire. -- ANI
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