Dust storm hit Chandigarh and its surrounding areas on Friday evening, throwing normal life out of gear.
The storm accompanied by high-velocity winds and rain hit the Union Territory, including its periphery areas —Mohali and Panchkula, and the day turned almost completely dark in the evening.
Power supply was disrupted in several parts of the city but was restored soon after. Trees and billboards too got uprooted.
Punjab and Haryana had been witnessing intense heat wave for the past several days. The mercury has been hovering over 40 degrees Celsius at most of the places in both the States.