Severe storms in India kill more than 70

Storms in India have killed at least 70 people and injured more than 100.

ByJustin Doom
May 3, 2018, 4:14 AM

Powerful storms in northern and western India have collapsed homes, uprooted trees and killed at least 72 people.

PHOTO: People remove the logs of uprooted trees from a road after strong winds and dust storm in Alwar, in the western state of Rajasthan, India, May 3, 2018.
People remove the logs of uprooted trees from a road after strong winds and dust storm in Alwar, in the western state of Rajasthan, India, May 3, 2018.
Reuters

Sanjay Kumar, a relief commissioner, told the Associated Press the devastation is especially bad in the northern city of Agra, where at least 36 died on Wednesday. Winds exceeded 80 mph. Others were killed by lightning.

At least 27 more died in the western state of Rajasthan, the AP said, citing the Press Trust of India.

PHOTO: A damaged electric pole is pictured in a market after strong winds and dust storm in Alwar, in the western state of Rajasthan, India, May 3, 2018.
A damaged electric pole is pictured in a market after strong winds and dust storm in Alwar, in the western state of Rajasthan, India, May 3, 2018.
Reuters

More than 100 have been injured.

With monsoon season still about six weeks away, the downpours caught many by surprise.

PHOTO: People walking under heavy rainfall in the northern hill town of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh state, India, May 2, 2018. 77 people were killed, 143 injured in powerful storms across northern India overnight on May 2-3, officials said.
People walking under heavy rainfall in the northern hill town of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh state, India, May 2, 2018. 77 people were killed, 143 injured in powerful storms across northern India overnight on May 2-3, officials said.
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