<span style="color: #222222;">Dust and thunder showers at a few places in western Uttar Pradesh has given some respite to the people from sweltering heat. Maximum temperature declined below normal by several notches in these areas yesterday. AIR correspondent reports that people felt slight respite from sweltering heat due to cloudy sky and thunderstorm with showers at few places including Mathura, Hapur, Moradabad, Aligarh, sambhal Bareili, Hamirpur, Jalaun and Meerut in state. <br />''<br />''The speedy winds have left many trees and electric poles uprooted and huts and mud houses badly damaged.  The MeT department has warned of heat wave conditions to continue. It has also predicted thunderstorm with gusty winds and rains very likely at  few places  across the  state today.</span><br />