IMD issues 24-hr dust, thunderstorm warning in hill states

ANI  |  New Delhi [India] 

The (IMD) on Tuesday issued a mild and dust warning for the next 24 hours in Uttarakhand and and its neighbouring hill states.

"In the next 24 hours, hill states like Uttarakhand and will continue to experience thunderstorms as they have experienced yesterday. The activity over Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and north will reduce as compared to yesterday," said KJ Ramesh, Director General, IMD.

A high-intensity dust hit and on late Monday night.

The high-speed winds hit the capital and adjoining areas in - including Gurgaon and Noida, prompting authorities to issue advisory.

Till date, as many as 124 people lost their lives due to high-intensity dust storms in and earlier this week with the highest casualties in UP, where about 73 persons were killed.

In Rajasthan, 35 persons were killed, while 209 were left injured.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

First Published: Tue, May 08 2018. 14:10 IST