New Delhi (CNN) Fierce winds and lightning strikes created by a powerful dust storm have killed around 110 people and injured hundreds more in northwestern India since late Wednesday, according to local authorities. An Indian traffic policeman covering his face as he stands on duty during a dust storm in New Delhi on May 2. In neighboring Uttar Pradesh, the death toll stood at at least 73, with the vast majority of those deaths occurring in the city of Agra, where so far 43 have been confirmed dead. According to Sanjay Kumar, the relief commissioner at the Uttar Pradesh state disaster management authority, the high casualty number is the result of people becoming trapped under falling debris. A man covers his face as he cycles during a dust storm in New Delhi, May 2.

Source: CNN May 03, 2018 08:26 UTC