More than 30 people have been killed and many others injured after a thunderstorm, accompanied by rains and gusty¹ winds, hit India last Sunday evening, disaster management officials said.

据有关灾害管理官员表示，印度在上周日晚间遭遇了雷暴雨袭击，造成超过30人死亡，多人受伤。

"In the national capital, two persons were killed after a billboard² collapsed³ due to the thunderstorm. Some 18 people have sustained injuries in Delhi also. In the neighboring cities of Noida and Ghaziabad, two people died due to sudden weather change," an official said.

一名官员称：“在首都德里地区，由于雷暴雨导致广告牌倒塌，造成两人死亡，还有大约18人受伤。在邻近的城市诺伊达和加济阿巴德，有两人因突然的天气变化而死亡。”

In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, at least nine people have been killed and over 34 others injured after a thunderstorm hit the state this evening, the official said.

这位官员表示，在印度北部的北方邦也遭受了一场雷暴雨袭击，造成至少9人死亡，另有约34人受伤。

There was no respite⁴ for the southern Indian states.

印度南部各州也没有得到喘息的机会。

"In Andhra Pradesh, eight people died due to a thunderstorm, while three were killed in Telangana. Several disaster management teams have been sent to assess the damage," another official said.

另一位官员称：“在安得拉邦，有8人死于雷暴雨。而特兰加纳则有3人死亡。几个灾害管理小组已经被派去评估损失。”

Local TV channels reported that over 40 flights have been diverted at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport due to bad weather.

据当地电视台报道，由于天气恶劣，德里英迪拉·甘地国际机场有40多架航班被迫改道。