Thunderstorm: UP farmers suffer loss of mango crop

ANI  |  Kanpur (Lucknow) [UP] 

Apart from inflicting loss of lives and properties, the recent has also destroyed the harvest in

One of the affected farmers in Uttar Pradesh's district told ANI on Monday, that he suffered a loss of Rs 1 lakh.

He appealed to the government to provide give him an aid.

"I have suffered a loss of about Rs 1 lakh. It will be good if the government provides us compensation, otherwise we are destroyed," the said.

According to the Union home ministry, at least 80 people have died across five states: West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi-NCR; in the past two days due to thunderstorms and lightning strikes.

In alone, over 50 people have died, whereas 14 people have lost their lives in and another 12 in

The latest devastation comes nearly two weeks after dust and claimed 134 lives injured 400 people in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand and

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First Published: Tue, May 15 2018. 07:15 IST