<p>Eight members of a marriage party were killed when a tree, uprooted by a fierce duststorm, fell on their jeep in Siddhartnagar district.<br /><br />Six perished in Jaunpur, four in Ambedkarnagar, three in Bhadhoi and one in Kanpur as duststorms hit several areas in the state, officials.<br /><br />Rains, accompanied by high-velocity winds, lashed Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Bahraich and Sultanpur disrupting normal life.<br /><br />The showers plummeted mercury providing respite to people from the searing heat in the state where Jhansi sizzled at 46 degrees celsius.</p>
<p>Eight members of a marriage party were killed when a tree, uprooted by a fierce duststorm, fell on their jeep in Siddhartnagar district.<br /><br />Six perished in Jaunpur, four in Ambedkarnagar, three in Bhadhoi and one in Kanpur as duststorms hit several areas in the state, officials.<br /><br />Rains, accompanied by high-velocity winds, lashed Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Bahraich and Sultanpur disrupting normal life.<br /><br />The showers plummeted mercury providing respite to people from the searing heat in the state where Jhansi sizzled at 46 degrees celsius.</p>