Four die in Delhi-NCR after heavy rainfall, dust storm

Four persons died in Delhi and Ghaziabad after heavy rainfall, hail and strong dusty winds hit the National Capital Region on Wednesday evening, The Indian Express reported.

Several vehicles were damaged and trees uprooted as the storm swept through the capital, leading to the disruptions of traffic in several areas and interruptions in metro services.

Power outages were reported in parts of the capital, caused by trees falling on electricity lines.

The fatalities included an unidentified man in a wheelchair who died after a high-voltage cable fell on him at Lodhi Road, 22-year-old Azhar who was crushed by a tree in Gokulpuri, 40-year-old Muzamil who died in Ghaziabad when a tree fell on him and a 38-year-old woman who was killed after the wall of a school collapsed on her home in Ghaziabad, the newspaper reported.