The weather changes in the first week of May after the scorching heat of April in Barmer, the desert area of Rajasthan. The normal life was disturbed due to the sudden storm and rain in Barmer late on Sunday night. The fierce storm continued for about one and a half hours with heavy rains.
The temperature is declining due to the changing weather in Thar, causing some relief to people from heat and humidity. On the other hand, trees, plants, electric poles fell due to heavy storms and rain and even raw houses collapsed. Due to this season outbreak, the farmer families are trapped under the open sky.
The normal life was disturbed due to the sudden storm and rain in Barmer late Sunday night. Due to heavy rains in the city for one to one and a half hours, roads were submerged, causing a drop in temperature and people relieved the heat. However, the storm caused havoc from cities to villages. Electric poles and trees fell due to strong winds, disrupting the power supply.
At the same time, there was a big loss due to the fall of the pillars near the Raika hostel and in rural areas. Many pallet houses also collapsed, causing many families to become homeless and forced to live under the open sky. Farmers have also suffered heavy losses as their crops were destroyed due to storms and rains. However, the damage caused by storm and rain is being assessed.
The Meteorological Department has issued warnings of severe dust storm, lightning and heavy rain for the next four-five days, which is also seen to have an impact for the second consecutive day. On Saturday night too, heavy storms and rains caused widespread havoc.