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Rains claim four lives

KHANDWA (MP), JUNE 8. Four persons, including two children, were killed and 12 injured in separate rain-related incidents in Madhya Pradesh last night, police said here today.

Two minor brothers were killed and seven of their family injured when a house collapsed due to severe storm and rains at Harsud in Khandwa district.

The incident took place when the tin-sheets and walls of the `kutcha' house in which they had taken shelter fell on them following heavy showers and storm.

The deceased were identified as Kailash (4) and Guddu (1), hailing from Badwasa village of Ratlam district, they said adding the injured included their mother Prembai (40) and two brothers Mukesh (10) and Madan (8).

Two seriously injured women have been admitted to Khandwa District Hospital while the rest were undergoing treatment in a hospital at Harsud, police added.

In Dhar district, two persons were killed and five injured due to lightning near Indrawal village under Badnawar tahsil.

The incident took place when the victims were returning home in a tractor after working in the fields.

The deceased were identified as Shankar Singh (20) and Mahendra Singh (10), they said. The injured -- Rajendra, Bharat, Radheshyam, Kailash and Vijay -- have been admitted to a local hospital, police said.

In the meanwhile, rains lashed several parts of northern India since last night bringing down maximum temperatures sharply even as skygazers, eager to witness the rare Venus transit, in some parts of the region hoped for the overcast skies to clear.

Overcast conditions prevailed in Chandigarh as light showers cooled the city bringing down the maximum temperature by about six degree Celsius. But those eager to witness the Venus Transit were keeping their fingers crossed and hoping that weather would clear later in the day.

Ambala, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, Kalka, Mohali, Ropar, Patiala and Jalandhar also had overcast skies. Ambala also received a light drizzle and the maximum there yesterday settled at 33.1 C, down eight while Hisar at 39.2 C was cooler by three degrees and the mercury at Karnal was down six degrees at 34.7 C.

Srinagar recorded a high of 26.1 C yesterday, down two while Jammu was cooler by seven degrees at 34.2 C, the Meteorological Department said here.

Amritsar recorded a high of 33.4 C, which was down nine degrees. Ludhiana had a high of 32.5 C, also down nine degrees while the maximum at Patiala settled at 33.4 C, down eight.

Shimla was cooler by three degrees recording a high of 21.4 C and Bhuntar at 25.6 C, recorded a seven degrees below normal.

Several areas of Himachal Pradesh experienced intermittent rains while the mighty Dhauladhar ranges in Kangra and high mountain passes experienced moderate snowfall, causing marginal fall in day temperature. Palampur and Dharamshala areas were lashed by heavy rains.

Inclement weather prevailed in Shimla, Kullu and Mandi and sky remained overcast for most part of the day.

Dust storms accompanied by rain also lashed parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. In Kanpur, a number of advertisment hoardings and trees were uprooted due to dust storm while telephone and electricity lines snapped plunging several areas into darkness.

A severe dust storm accompanied by thundershowers gave much needed respite from the blistering sun in Rajasthan

The sky was overcast due to an upper air cyclonic system in the north-west of the state, Met Department sources said.

PTI

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