Toll rises to 12 in Uttar Pradesh thunderstorm

The death toll in thethunderstorm that lashed parts of Uttar Pradesh has touched 12, officials said on Thursday.

"Four deaths were reported from Etawah, three from Mathura, one death each from Agra, Aligarh, Firozabad and Kanpur Rural last night," PTI report said quoting Principal Secretary Information Avanish Awasthi.

One more person died at Hathras, the police said.

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Awasthi said district magistrates have been asked to distribute relief among the storm-hit people immediately.

Thunderstorms and lightning on May 2-3 had killed at least 134 people and injured more than 400 in five states, PTI report said quoting Home Ministry.

Uttar Pradesh was the hardest hit with 80 deaths, most of them in Agra district.