New Delhi, Sha'ban 2, 1435, May 31, 2014, SPA -- At least 23 people were killed when storms lashed New Delhi and two Indian states Saturday, disrupting road, rail and air traffic and causing power outages, dpa quoted officials as saying. A storm with wind speeds of up to 90 kilometres per hour hit the Indian capital Friday night, uprooting trees, blowing down billboards and causing traffic jams across the city. "At least nine people died and over a dozen were injured in storm-related accidents," Delhi police spokesman Jagbir Singh said. "The deaths were reported in accidents like falling trees, collapsed walls and electrocution," he said. Seven deaths each were reported from the eastern state of Jharkhand and West Bengal, which was also hit by storms early Saturday morning, the online edition of Times of India and broadcaster NDTV reported. Several deaths were reportedly due to lightning strikes. --SPA 14:33 LOCAL TIME 11:33 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w