Thunderstorm kills 25 in Uttarakhand, UP, West Bengal; fresh alert in Delhi

The latest storms come days after 30 people were killed due to a thunderstorm that hit various states across the country including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand on Monday

Thunderstorm killed at least 25 people in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi among other North Indian states on Friday.

While 15 people died in various districts of Uttar Pradesh, four were killed in Uttarakhand's Mandal. At least six people were reportedly killed in lightning strikes across West Bengal.

A UP government spokesperson on Saturday said that most of the deaths were caused due to falling of trees and house collapse.

Moradabad bore the brunt of the storm, with as many as seven deaths reported from the district, followed by three deaths from Sambhal, the state government spokesman said.

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