At least three people were killed after a dust storm hit Uttar Pradesh last night. Police said, one person was killed after a wooden shaft collapsed on him in Gonda, while two labourers died in Azamgarh when the roof of an under-construction building fell on them.
Reports of damages to crops and houses were reported from Lucknow, Sitapur, Amethi, Rae Bareli, Sultanpur, Ambedkaranagar, Balrampur, Lakhimpur Barabanki and Hardoi.
The official chopper of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya was also caught in the dust storm last night, leading to an emergency landing in Amethi. Met department has predicted thunder showers in some parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh today.
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