NEW DELHI: Severe thunderstorms lashed many portions of the rustic on Wednesday evening, killing a minimum of 127 folks within the last 24 hours and leaving a trail of destruction, with homes flattened, bushes uprooted and electrical energy poles in disarray.
The maximum devastation occurred in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, the place the storms claimed 112 lives. Uttar Pradesh reported 73 deaths, of which 46 have been in Agra district on my own.
As many as 39 folks died in Rajasthan, adopted by means of seven in Telangana, 4 in Uttarakhand and two each in Jharkhand and Punjab. The fury of unusually sturdy winds and heavy rains lasted for as much as three hours in lots of puts on Wednesday evening, but the complete extent of the wear and tear was recognized simplest on Thursday.
“Concrete homes got here down like pack of cards one after the other. Trees, streetlights and whatever stood taller than a couple of feet have been flattened by means of the winds. We took out victims from debris of homes and ferried them to hospitals on motorcycles,” Narendra Sharma, the SHO of Kheragarh police station in Agra district, instructed TOI after spending the evening in rescue ops.
With 24 deaths, Kheragarh tehsil in Agra near UP Rajasthan border bore the maximum brunt of the typhoon within the district. Deaths have been reported from other portions of the state too. These integrated three each in Bijnor and Kanpur Dehat, two each in Saharanpur, Hamirpur, Mirzapur and Kanpur city; and one each in Bareilly, Pilibhit, Chitrakoot, Rae Bareli, Unnao, Mathura, Amroha, Banda, Sitapur, Sambhal, Etawah, Allahabad and Rampur. Nearly 90 folks have been injured within the state. The UP executive has introduced a compensation of Rs four lakh each for the families of the deceased.
In Rajasthan, house minister Gulab Chand Kataria put the toll at 33 on Thursday, however unofficial sources mentioned it had climbed to 39 by means of night. Over 200 folks were injured within the typhoon which affected Bharatpur, Dholpur and Alwar districts. After a scary evening, Thursday morning brought in a host of woes as folks woke up to disruption in water and gear supply.
As many as 12,700 electrical energy polls have been uprooted and 1,523 transformers damaged within the three districts. More than 50,000 bushes have been destroyed. The Rajasthan executive rushed ministers to the three districts on Thursday whilst leader minister Vasundhara Raje is scheduled to talk over with the affected areas of Bharatpur on Friday. “Seventeen persons have died in Bharatpur, 9 in Alwar and five in Dholpur district due to the mud typhoon,” Kataria mentioned. In Uttarakhand, casualties have been reported from Almora, Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar districts.
In Telangana, heavy rains induced by means of a cyclonic flow killed seven folks across the state. Strong winds plunged many areas in Hyderabad into darkness. Deaths have been reported from Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Nalgonda and Warangal districts. In Punjab, two folks have been killed in Patiala city when the boundary wall of an underconstruction house collapsed on them. The victims died on the spot within mins. In Jharkhand, two ladies have been killed in Sahibganj district once they have been struck by means of lightning.
The maximum devastation occurred in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, the place the storms claimed 112 lives. Uttar Pradesh reported 73 deaths, of which 46 have been in Agra district on my own.
As many as 39 folks died in Rajasthan, adopted by means of seven in Telangana, 4 in Uttarakhand and two each in Jharkhand and Punjab. The fury of unusually sturdy winds and heavy rains lasted for as much as three hours in lots of puts on Wednesday evening, but the complete extent of the wear and tear was recognized simplest on Thursday.
“Concrete homes got here down like pack of cards one after the other. Trees, streetlights and whatever stood taller than a couple of feet have been flattened by means of the winds. We took out victims from debris of homes and ferried them to hospitals on motorcycles,” Narendra Sharma, the SHO of Kheragarh police station in Agra district, instructed TOI after spending the evening in rescue ops.
With 24 deaths, Kheragarh tehsil in Agra near UP Rajasthan border bore the maximum brunt of the typhoon within the district. Deaths have been reported from other portions of the state too. These integrated three each in Bijnor and Kanpur Dehat, two each in Saharanpur, Hamirpur, Mirzapur and Kanpur city; and one each in Bareilly, Pilibhit, Chitrakoot, Rae Bareli, Unnao, Mathura, Amroha, Banda, Sitapur, Sambhal, Etawah, Allahabad and Rampur. Nearly 90 folks have been injured within the state. The UP executive has introduced a compensation of Rs four lakh each for the families of the deceased.
In Rajasthan, house minister Gulab Chand Kataria put the toll at 33 on Thursday, however unofficial sources mentioned it had climbed to 39 by means of night. Over 200 folks were injured within the typhoon which affected Bharatpur, Dholpur and Alwar districts. After a scary evening, Thursday morning brought in a host of woes as folks woke up to disruption in water and gear supply.
As many as 12,700 electrical energy polls have been uprooted and 1,523 transformers damaged within the three districts. More than 50,000 bushes have been destroyed. The Rajasthan executive rushed ministers to the three districts on Thursday whilst leader minister Vasundhara Raje is scheduled to talk over with the affected areas of Bharatpur on Friday. “Seventeen persons have died in Bharatpur, 9 in Alwar and five in Dholpur district due to the mud typhoon,” Kataria mentioned. In Uttarakhand, casualties have been reported from Almora, Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar districts.
In Telangana, heavy rains induced by means of a cyclonic flow killed seven folks across the state. Strong winds plunged many areas in Hyderabad into darkness. Deaths have been reported from Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Nalgonda and Warangal districts. In Punjab, two folks have been killed in Patiala city when the boundary wall of an underconstruction house collapsed on them. The victims died on the spot within mins. In Jharkhand, two ladies have been killed in Sahibganj district once they have been struck by means of lightning.
Superstorms across India kill 127, shatter homes and lives
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