INDIA — At least 110 people have been killed after fierce dust storms struck the northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan late Wednesday.<br /><br />The storms have cut electricity, uprooted trees, destroyed houses and killed livestock, according to BBC. <br /><br />According to Uttar Pradesh's state disaster management authority commissioner Sanjay Kumar, the high casualty rate is due to people being trapped under falling debris caused from high-intensity winds, lightning strikes and fallen trees, according to CNN. <br /><br />The annual monsoon season in India is just starting, where afternoon storms and periods of torrential rainfall becomes prevalent. <br />The powerful winds brought by the afternoon storms could be one of the factors causing so much sand and dust to be swept up into the air.
