Four die in Delhi-NCR after heavy rainfall, dust storm
Four persons died in Delhi and Ghaziabad after heavy rainfall, hail and strong dusty winds hit the National Capital Region on Wednesday evening, The Indian Express reported.
Several vehicles were damaged and trees uprooted as the storm swept through the capital, leading to the disruptions of traffic in several areas and interruptions in metro services.
Power outages were reported in parts of the capital, caused by trees falling on electricity lines.
The fatalities included an unidentified man in a wheelchair who died after a high-voltage cable fell on him at Lodhi Road, 22-year-old Azhar who was crushed by a tree in Gokulpuri, 40-year-old Muzamil who died in Ghaziabad when a tree fell on him and a 38-year-old woman who was killed after the wall of a school collapsed on her home in Ghaziabad, the newspaper reported.
The Delhi Fire Services said that it had received more than 25 calls about fallen trees. This included two trees that collapsed outside the Nizamuddin police station, damaging two cars and causing a traffic snarl while another tree fell on Teen Murti Marg, crushing a taxi.
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