At least 124 persons were killed in various accidents across Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday night when a duststorm, accompanied by a short spell of rain, lashed through several parts of the state, according to official sources.

Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on Friday, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis and further hampering the military government's aid efforts. Despite the latest storm, which is likely to turn already damaged roads to mud in the swamp-covered region, the former Burma's ruling generals insist their relief operations are running smoothly.

Fallen Trees, Clothes Stuck In Lines Wednesday morning's thunderstorms and heavy downpour brought a pleasant weather change along with frustration of disappearing power supply in the Capital. Ironically, it was day when the Northern Grid had excess power available, yet lights and fans remained off in many homes. According to discom sources, a number of outages were reported from all across the city due to trees and branches falling on the distribution lines. In some areas, residents also complained of short-circuiting.

With the sudden change in weather on Wednesday morning, chaos reigned at the IGI airport as at least six flights had to be diverted and several delayed due to strong winds. According to sources, strong winds lashed the city during the morning hours and the airport was affected between 9.55 am and 10.27 am. During this period, at least six flights had to be diverted to nearby cities and those flights that were waiting in queue for take-off were delayed by 15-35 minutes.

A squall with a wind speed up to 104 kmph caught the city unawares on Wednesday morning and left behind a trail of destruction

Strong winds, coupled with rain, played havoc with the green cover of the city. Several trees fell, all across the Capital, leaving people to struggle with snapped power lines and blocked traffic Wednesday's storm ripped through Delhi, playing havoc with the green cover in various parts of the city. Heavy winds followed by rain uprooted trees and left people struggling through heavy branches blocking the roads. In certain areas, trees had collapsed on electric lines and transformers, disrupting power supply.

Officegoers were caught completely unawares on Wednesday morning when the sky darkened within minutes and a squall lashed the city and its neighbouring areas at a speed of over 100 kmph. The storm uprooted scores of trees and electricity poles and brought down roofs and walls of houses taking a toll of at least five lives in the city. In Greater Noida, poor visibility and rain caused a company bus to skid on the road

High-speed winds brought un-seasonal rain and thunder to the Capital on Wednesday morning, uprooting trees and wreaking widespread havoc that claimed four lives and left several injured.

At severely affected even as civic authorities received numerous complaints of water-logging from various parts of the city. The rains drenched the city for about two hours, measuring up to 6.2 mm and bringing the temperature down to 22

The death toll from Chi na's most devastating earthquake in three decades has jumped to at least 11,921, a top disaster official said on Tuesday, as storms hampered rescuers in the most devastated areas. The state media reports indicated that the number of dead from the 7.9 magnitude quake was likely to soar. Xinhua news agency said 10,000 people were buried in the Mianzhu area of southwestern Sichuan province alone. Troops had also arrived for the first time at Wenchuan county, the epicentre of the quake.