Meerut, May 14 -- The powerful dust storm that lashed Bareilly on Wednesday triggered widespread destruction across several areas of the district.

In the Bhamora area, a man was reportedly lifted nearly 50 feet into the air along with a tin shed before crashing into a maize field, leaving him injured.

Nanhe Ansari, a resident of Babiyana village, had gone to a village marriage hall to deliver tent equipment. As strong winds began battering the area, the tin shed installed at the venue started coming loose.

In an attempt to prevent the structure from being blown away, Nanhe and four to five other people tried to hold the shed down. However, the storm intensified, uprooting the entire tin structure and lifting him into the air with it. ...