Severe sandstorms have been affecting Middle East and as they reached UAE, the world's tallest building Burj Khalifa, which is also a major tourist attraction, was engulfed in dust.
The mercury touched 49.2 degrees Celsius at Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi while Najafgarh in southwest part of the city recorded 49.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
Severe thunderstorms and accompanying violent winds have turned US skies dark making day appear like night. Netizens and local residents have been sharing pics on social media.
According to the details, the fire erupted while some women were cooking food in the open.
Two Indigo flights, one from Jabalpur and one from Patna, were also diverted to Jaipur airport, the airport authority said.
The national capital region has been in the center of a heatwave for the past few weeks, with temperatures touching the roof. The sudden change of weather, netizens say on Twitter, is both good and scary.
The reason for such weather is attributed to the Western Disturbance which has an induced Cyclonic Circulation for Haryana and adjoining regions.
Spain's weather service described the dust storm from the Sahara as “extraordinary and very intense,” while adding that it was unclear if it was the worst episode of its kind on record. Spain issued extremely poor air quality ratings for Madrid and a large swath of the country as the national air quality index qualified as “extremely unfavourable” — its worst rating — the capital and large parts of the southeast coast.
The BJP, which used to be a junior partner during its alliance with the SAD, fought this election with the Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led SAD (Sanyukt).
Most of the current and former ministers of the Punjab government lost the poll battle to the AAP candidates.
From the large pool of available players, 14 West Indians were chosen to join Pollard, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell, who were retained by their respective franchises ahead of the auction, making up the largest number of foreign players in the IPL, from any territory outside of India.
Karachi was caught off guard on Saturday morning when a dust storm that travelled from west Pakistan disturbed the normal life there with visibility reduced to less than or about 500 metres.
According to 'winter action plan' issued by Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration, 'police have been asked to ensure that vehicles not destined for Noida or Greater Noida use bypasses or peripheral expressways.'
The move comes after Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal last month directed PWD officials to improve greenery to reduce dust pollution in the city.
Delhi govt on Thursday launched an 'anti-dust campaign' which will continue till October 29.
"We had a meeting with all govt construction agencies on Sept 14 and with private agencies on Sept 17. In the meeting, we discussed 14 point agenda," Gopal Rai said.
Ravinder's victory was similar to Ravi Dahiya's incredible semifinal win at the Tokyo Olympics when he trailed 2-9 but eventually pinned his rival.
Delhi govt had conducted a review meeting with all state-run agencies engaged in construction work in Delhi and they were told to submit their action plan to prevent dust pollution by Sep 21.
Nagal had played in the Australian Open main draw early this year and had lost in the first round. He could not qualify for the French Open and missed the Wimbledon qualifiers due to an unrevealed injury.
Partly cloudy sky with along with heatwave conditions are forecast at isolated places. There is a possibility of dust storm or thunderstorm accompanied with very light rain and gusty winds towards the evening or night.
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