MeT dept warns another round of storm in 13 districts of UP in next 2 days

The weather office has also forecast "very likely" rain in certain parts of the state

Press Trust of India  |  Lucknow 

and dust accompanied with gusty winds are "very likely" at isolated places in 13 districts of over the next two days, the MeT department warned on Sunday.

According to the meteorological department, the districts that might be hit by or dust are Banda, Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Hardoi, Shahjahanpur, Pilibhit, Bareilly, Rampur, Moradabad, Meerut, Bijnore, and

The weather office has also forecast "very likely" in certain parts of the state.

The latest bout of deadly dust over the weekend claimed 17 lives and left 11 persons injured.

Most of the deaths were caused due to falling of trees and house collapse, a UP said.

bore the maximum brunt of the storm, with as many as seven deaths reported from the district, followed by three deaths from Sambhal.

Two deaths each were reported from Badaun, and Meerut, while one death was reported from Amroha.

Five persons were injured in Amroha, three in Moradabad, two in and one in

The directed all district magistrates to distribute relief within 24 hours.

Dust storms have become a regular phenomenon in the state that left over 130 people dead last month.

On May 13, 39 people died in various districts including Bareilly, Barabanki, Bulandshahr and Lakhimpur Khiri districts.

On May 9, a severe storm left 18 dead and 27 others injured. Five people died in district, three each in Mathura, and Agra, two in Firozabad and one each in Hathras and Kanpur Dehat.

 

First Published: Sun, June 03 2018. 18:51 IST