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Dust storms and lightning kill at least 96 people in northern India

LUCKNOW, India — Dust storms, heavy rain, and lightning damaged homes and other structures and killed at least 96 people in northern India, officials said Thursday. The storms also injured more than 50 people as they swept across several districts late Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state. READ: Sahara dust storm brings smog to Britain Officials said some deaths were caused by falling trees, collapsing structures and lightning. Police and disaster response teams used chainsaws and cranes to clear fallen trees from roads and railway tracks in several districts. Storms are common in northern India during the hot […]... Keep on reading: Dust storms and lightning kill at least 96 people in northern India

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