Almost 90 people were killed in ​a violent storm that battered India’s most populous ‌state, Uttar Pradesh, with rain and hail, the state disaster management and relief office said on Thursday.

Storms are common ​in the northern state during the hot ​season from March to June, before the ⁠monsoon rains bring respite.

“Adverse weather conditions” on Wednesday ​led to the deaths of 89 people, Uttar Pradesh’s ​relief commissioner said in a post on X.

There were also reports of 53 people injured, 87 houses damaged, and 114 ​livestock killed in the state due to the ​storms, rain, hail, and lightning, the post added.

Television images showed ‌trees ⁠and billboards uprooted by gusts of wind, with some crashing into cars amid clouds of dust and debris that knocked down wooden furniture at roadside ​stalls.

Some of the ​fatalities were ⁠attributed to falling trees and collapsing walls of homes, a state relief official ​told Reuters.

The chief minister of the ​state, ⁠governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, had directed officials to assist survivors and distribute financial ⁠aid ​within 24 hours, authorities said.