At least 125 people are now reported to have died in fierce dust storms in northern India, with officials warning of more bad weather to come. A spokesperson for the Uttar Pradesh relief commissioner's office told AFP the death toll was the highest from such storms in at least 20 years. "People should be alert," the relief commissioner's office told AFP. In the two states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, the storm has brought down electricity, uprooted trees, destroyed houses and killed livestock. The district of Agra in Uttar Pradesh, home of the Taj Mahal monument, was one of the areas worst hit.

Source: The Star May 04, 2018 03:22 UTC