Summary:
AGRA: Winds with velocity of over 130 km per hour that swept Agra on Wednesday night caused considerable damage to the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri . Over 100 trees within the Taj and Agra Fort were also uprooted or partly damaged. At Agra Fort, besides the jolt to the minarets at the Delhi gate, several pinnacles at Moti Masjid and Musamman Burj got twisted due the high-velocity winds. The storm also affected movement of 25 trains passing via Agra and Mathura. Besides the damages caused to the two minarets at royal and south gates of the Taj, other buildings within the 17th century mausoleum were also hit..