Rajasthan Weather Update: At least 10 dead and 25 injured as heavy storms lash Alwar, Dhaulpur and Bharatpur

On Tuesday, heavy storms lashed the Alwar, Dhaulpur and Bharatpur region in Rajasthan leaving at least 10 dead and over 25 injured.

The authorities are still taking stock of the damage, but early reports indicate heavy damage Trees have been uprooted, electrical poles have fallen in various places and a toll plaza has collapsed.

Power has been cut in the entire Alwar region, and the Collector has ordered that all schools will remain closed on Thursday.

Storm lashes across #Alwar #Dhaulpur and #Bharatpur leaves 10 dead and over 25 injured
Trees uprooted, electrical poles fall, wires hang on roads, toll plaza collapses

Power cut in entire Alwar
Collector orders all schools to remain closed on #Thursday@dna @jaipurdna pic.twitter.com/PnKOGuxSYI

— Sangeeta Pranvendra (@sangpran) May 2, 2018

Electrical poles uprooted in #Bharatpur by storm belived to be at speed of over 100 km per hour
No power in entire city
Unconfirmed reports of 9 dead in #Bharatpur district.
People advised to stay indoors and not take refuge under trees. @dna @jaipurdna pic.twitter.com/8kqLnTEChf

— Sangeeta Pranvendra (@sangpran) May 2, 2018

Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Congress leader from Alwar, wrote: “I pray for safety for all effected by the storm the administration should provide all support alongwith compensation to all effected.”

I pray for safety for all effected by the storm the administration should provide all support along with , compensation to all effected.
Jitendra singh pic.twitter.com/W4LP7gMgoW

— Bhanwar Jitendra Singh (@BhanwarJitendr1) May 2, 2018

This is a developing story

With inputs from Sangeeta Pranvendra