8 years ago
New Delhi:
A dust storm, with a wind speed of 70 kilometres per hour, hit the national capital tonight followed by a squall, bringing down the temperature after a hot day, the weatherman said. The high-velocity wind swept through Delhi around 11.15 PM, an official at the Safdarjung observatory said. The MeT department had issued a warning message at 8.53 pm, saying a spell of rain/thunderstorm accompanied with squall is likely to occur over Delhi and NCR during in the next three-four hours. It has forecast rains and gusty winds for today as well. The IMD also issued an amber-coloured alert, indicating severe weather, for parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, western Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and West Bengal. Last week, 124 people died and over 300 were injured in thunderstorms and lightning that hit five states. Nearly 75 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh alone.
