NEW DELHI – More than 30 people have been killed and many others injured after a thunderstorm, accompanied by rains and gusty winds, hit India late Sunday evening, disaster management officials said.
“In the national capital, two persons were killed after a billboard collapsed due to the thunderstorm. Some 18 people have sustained injuries in Delhi also. In the neighboring cities of Noida and Ghaziabad, two people died due to sudden weather change,” an official said.
In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, at least nine people have been killed and over 34 others injured after a thunderstorm hit the state this evening, the official said.
“Similarly, nine people have died in the eastern state of West Bengal in thunderstorm and lightning that struck several parts before rains came lashing down. Four children were among those killed,” he said.