Agra, India — Lightning strikes and powerful dust storms across India have killed at least 116 people and injured more than 250. Meteorologists warned on Thursday of more wild weather to come. Dust clouds plunged swathes of north India into darkness as winds of more than 130km/h brought down feeble mud houses and killed people where they slept. The destructive winds were followed by fierce lightning storms and rains. Walls, trees and electricity pylons were torn down in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab states, where officials said the death toll was expected to rise. Similar storms kill hundreds of people every year in India but these were some of the most severe in recent decades. Shivam Lohia, who owns a resort hotel in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, said he abandoned his car on the road and ran after it was almost blown away. "I haven’t seen such a devastating storm in at least 25 years. Everyone was scared and running for cover as trees and homes were getting blown...
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