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A powerful dust storm accompanied with rain and squall hit Delhi-NCR in the early hours of Wednesday morning. (Source: AP)
Strong winds, accompanied by dust, lashed the city uprooting trees and disrupting power supply for hours. (Source: PTI)
An 18-year-old from Gokal Puri area, identified as Sohail, was killed after one of the walls of his house collapsed on him and among the 13 injured are four members of his family. (Express Photo by Manoj Kumar)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of thunderstorms and strong winds across several parts of the country over the next four days. (Source: PTI)
As many as 59 calls about fallen trees, five calls about fallen electricity poles and 11 calls about hoardings/wall collapse were received by the PCR, police said. (Express Photo by Manoj Kumar)
Also, four calls received were about damages to cars in the dust storm. Fourteen vehicles including 13 cars and a motorcycle were damaged in it. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
The squall and heavy winds brought a respite from the high temperatures. Incidents of power cuts, fallen tress, fallen poles were reported from few parts of the national capital. (Express Photo by Manoj Kumar)
Wednesday’s storm comes days after the heavy winds and rain killed over 75 people across Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi-NCR region. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)
