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Updated May 8th, 2019 at 09:56 IST

Meteorological Department issues yellow weather warning for thunderstorm in Himachal Pradesh. Details here

The Meteorological Department (Met) has issued a fresh yellow weather warning for thunderstorm in Himachal Pradesh on May 10 and 11, an official said Tuesday.

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The Meteorological Department (Met) has issued a fresh yellow weather warning for thunderstorm in Himachal Pradesh on May 10 and 11, an official said Tuesday. The Met centre in Shimla issued the warning of thunderstorm accompanied with hailstorm and gusty winds in the plains, low and the mid hills on Friday and Saturday.

The weatherman has also forecast rainfall from May 10 to 13, the official said.

The Met office issues colour-coded warnings to alert the public ahead of severe or hazardous weather which has the potential to cause "damage, widespread disruption and/or danger to life."

Yellow is the least dangerous out of the weather warnings. It indicates the possibility of severe weather over the next few days that could affect the public.

On Tuesday, the highest temperature in the state was recorded in Una at 40.8 degrees Celsius, while the lowest was registered in tribal district Lahaul-Spiti's administrative centre Keylong at 3.2 degrees Celsius.

Read: Puri’s Jagannath Temple Suffers Minor Damages After Cyclone Fani Hit Odisha

Earlier, the death toll due to Cyclone Fani rose to 35 in Odisha, as lakhs of people still grapple with water shortage and snapped power supply, three days after thestorm barrelled through the coastal parts of the state, an official informed.

A total of 21 people died in Puri, four deaths each were reported from Mayurbhanj and Jajpur, and three each in Cuttack and Kendrapara, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), BP Sethi, said, adding at least 160 people were admitted to hospitals in Puri district with injuries.

Unable to get water, groups of angry residents hit the streets at several places in the state capital.

Demanding immediate supply of drinking water, thousands of demonstrators staged road blockade at around half-a-dozen locations including Patia, Biju Patnaik Chhak and Rasulgarh, a police official said.

Read: Rajkummar Rao, Abhishek Bachchan, And Other B-town Stars Pledges Support For Odisha After Extensive Damage Caused By Cyclone Fani

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Published May 8th, 2019 at 09:56 IST

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