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Magnitude 4.0 light aftershock hit Sindhupalchowk district Thursday morning, Nepal Seismological Center reported. According to the Seismological Center, the tremor was felt at 04:26 am local time, March 31, 2016.

Magnitude 3.8 light earthquake hit Himachal Pradesh today at 07:34 local time, India Meteorological Department reported. According to the Meteorological department, the epicenter was located in Chamba region of Himachal Pradesh. The earthquake occurred at 15 km depth.

Dust storm in Kathmandu valley (Manisha Adhikari/Facebook) A severe dust storm lashed Nepal including Kathmandu valley at around 4 pm Monday afternoon injuring seven people. According to Nepal Police, six people injured in Kathmandu and one other in Bhaktapur.  Two people got injured after a tree crashed them infront of Tri Chandra Campus. They are having treatment at Bir Hospital. In Swayambhu, one person got injured after the wall collapsed. Other injuries have been reported from Sitapaaila, Kadaghari, Old Baneshowr and Balkot (Bhaktapur).

Photo source (Jeddah sandstorm shuts airport, schools; drivers told to stay off roads/Qatar Day) A huge sandstorm in Jeddah today killed two people, closing schools and rescheduling of flights. A state of emergency has been declared in Makkah, which is situated 90 km east of Jeddah. Jeddah was blanketed by dust with winds moving at 60 km/hour, Arab News reported. Two people died due to road accidents in the Al-Salama district of Jeddah due to poor visibility.

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A tornado touched down on the southeast side of Lake Charles damaging one home, the National Weather Service confirmed. EF 1 tornado with winds of 100 mph damaged a roof off of the home Thursday morning,  Waco Tribune-Herald mentioned.