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Thunderstorm leaves trail of destruction in
Taj city
Sunday May 22, 2011 10:41:10 AM,
IAN
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Agra:
A night of thunder, lightning and rain left behind a trail of
destruction in the Taj city Sunday, with power disrupted, trees
uprooted and rooftops and hoardings blown off.
"The wind was blowing at a frightening speed. To add to the
misery, lights went off. For once, I thought the doomsday forecast
of the Christian evangelist was here, only a few hours late!" said
Sudhir Gupta of Vijay Nagar colony.
The private discom Torrent had a horrifying time responding to
complaints of disruption in power supply from all parts of the
city Saturday. A tree had crashed on the power line at Subhash
Park.
Two employees of the Torrent company were seriously injured when
the transformer they were repairing fell down. They were admitted
to a private nursing home in critical condition.
Some of the worst sufferers, according to preliminary reports,
were farmers cultivating melons and other summer crops on the
Yamuna river bed. "Sand was blown off and covered the plants,
resembling a scene from a desert," said Surendra Singh of
Kachchpura village behind the Taj Mahal.
The squall came suddenly around 11.30 p.m. and within minutes the
whole city was enveloped in a thick layer of dust, said Shravan
Singh, a resident who was on his way back from Delhi.
"At Mathura, the dust storm reduced visibility to almost zero. I
could see the roof tops of tin sheds flying and trees that had
fallen," Singh said.
On Saturday, the maximum temperature was 36.8 degrees Celsius and
the minimum was 27.1 degrees.
"The showers were heavy and some low-lying areas were inundated.
The corporation safai karamcharis are still busy cleaning up the
drains. Two days ago they had scooped out silt from the nullahs
and piled up on the roads. Now all that has gone back into the
drains. More work and more money for the thekedaars," said
activist Ravi.
Senior police officials said Sunday morning, "We are still
collecting information on the extent of damage caused by the
storm. Reports are coming in from all parts of the district."
At least 42 people were killed and 50 others injured in
thunderstorms and lightning that struck various parts of Uttar
Pradesh Saturday.
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