June 4, 2010 10:05 AM

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Dust storms claim 10 lives in U.P

Severe dust storms claimed 10 lives in Uttar Pradesh as New Delhi remained enveloped in dust haze in the day to register the highest night temperature in 41 years. <br/><br/>High velocity winds lashed Kanpur, Firozabad and Auriya districts in Uttar Pradesh resulting in wall collapses that caused the deaths. The Capital registered a record night temperature of 34.7 degrees, which is 6 degrees above normal. <br/><br/>According to the Met Department, severe heat wave conditions continue unabated in Orissa and coastal Karnataka. Sambalpur in Orissa was the hottest in the county with a searing high of 46.8 degree celcius. <br/><br/>Some parts of Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan received rainfall, providing the states with a slight relief from the heat wave. Sikar in Rajasthan simmered at 42.5 degree celcius as Hissar in Haryana registered a high of 42.7 degrees to be the hottest city in the region.<br/>

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