At least 56 people have died in northern India in the aftermath of powerful thunderstorms late Wednesday evening, local time. Times of India, citing All India Radio, described the deadly weather as “severe duststorm, accompanied by rain and thundershowers.”
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Aug 06
Flash floods kill 60 in Indian Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – At least 60 people were killed and hundreds injured after rare rainfall triggered flash floods Friday in an area of Indian Kashmir popular with foreign fans of high-altitude adventure sports. The overnight floods, prompted by an intense cloudburst, tore through Leh, the main town in the Buddhist-dominated Ladakh region, causing what [...]
Apr 25
Dust storm sweeps northern India
A dust storm has provided some relief from the three day heat wave blighting northern and eastern India. Starting in Rajasthan the dust storm, spread to the whole of the northern region during the day, bringing down temperatures. Daytime temperatures are likely to fall by 1-3C over the next few days thanks to the haze [...]