At least four people have been killed after the pillar of a mosque collapsed in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Tuesday. According to a tweet by ANI, the mosque collapsed due to strong winds and heavy rains.
Reports inform that about 5 people have been injured so far. The southwest monsoon on Tuesday hit Kerala, three days before its scheduled arrival, says the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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“Today, the southwest monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of southeast Arabian Sea, Comorin – Maldives area, entire Lakshadweep, most parts of Kerala, some parts of Tamil Nadu and some more parts of the southwest, central and northeast Bay of Bengal. Thus the southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala, 3 days ahead of its normal date,” the IMD informed in a press release.
At least 40 people were killed due to a thunderstorm which struck Ports of northern India on Monday. The states that were worst affected include Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand. These northern states were ravaged by the gusty winds, combined with rainfall, lightning, and thunderstorm which struck last night due to which normal life was thrown out of gear.
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