Shimla, April 21 -- A woman lost her life after being buried under a tree following a severe storm that hit the area on Sunday, officials said.

The deceased has been identified as Santosh Kumari, wife of Suresh Kumar, resident of the Mihadpur village of Sujanpur Tira sub division of Hamirpur district.

Hamirpur superintendent of police Bhagat Singh Thakur said that an information was received at Sujanpur police station from the deputy pradhan of Bhaleth panchayat that a woman of village Mihadpur was buried under a tree. A team was rushed immediately, which reached the spot and found that the victim, who was picking wood near her house, died when the tree fell on her due to a severe storm, police said.

Stormy conditions prevailed across ...