Dust storm followed by hail killed 12 people across Uttar Pradesh in the last 48 hours, prompting Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to direct officers to provide relief to the affected people immediately.
The worst affected was Siddharth Nagar where four deaths were reported, followed by Deoria where three people died and Ballia where two persons died.
As many as 93 houses were damaged across the state by the dust storm.
One death each was reported from Lakhimpur Kheri, Kushinagar and Sonebhadra, a government release said.
The Chief Minister expressed grief over the loss of lives.
As per a statement issued in Lucknow, the Chief Minister directed district magistrates to ensure that relief was provided to the affected people at the earliest, and that kin of the deceased were given Rs 4 lakh as financial assistance.
Yogi also made it clear that laxity in relief works would not be tolerated.
Meanwhile, the Met department said that rain or thunderstorm was likely at a few places over eastern UP on Sunday.
Twenty-six people had died and over 50 were injured in dust storm-related incidents on June 7