UP Weather: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated that parts of Uttar Pradesh are likely to experience fairly widespread rainfall over the next two to three days. Capital city Lucknow has been receiving intermittent rains for the last two days. Districts in Purvanchal and Awadh have been drenched in rains for three consecutive days. During this time, 10 people have lost their lives in lightning and wall-roof collapse incidents in the state. Traffic was also disrupted at many places due to incidents of trees falling on the roads. Capital city Lucknow has been receiving intermittent rains for the last two days.
Strong winds and rain have damaged sugarcane, paddy and vegetable crops in the state. Due to continuous rain, Rapti, Ghaghara and Saryu rivers have started overflowing. Ghaghra river in Gonda has once again crossed the danger mark. Rapti river in Balrampur is rising at a speed of three centimetres per hour.
In Ayodhya, more than 200 mm of rain fell in the last 36 hours causing heavy damage to the crops. In Ambedkar Nagar, an old man died due to the collapse of a ‘kutcha’ wall. In another incident, two people died after being buried under a roof while six others were injured. In Sultanpur, a child died due to a ‘kutcha’ wall while a woman was injured. Apart from this, a teen lost his life due to lightning. More than 30 ‘kutcha’ and ‘pucca’ structures have collapsed in Sultanpur due to the rain that has been going on for the past two days. Two people including a woman died in Jaunpur due to lightning. Heavy rain also lashed Varanasi, Azamgarh, Mirzapur districts on Saturday.
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Bahraich received 52 mm rainfall. In Amethi, due to lightning, the wall of a house broke down and electrical equipment installed in half a dozen houses were destroyed.
Flooding of Rapti river in Shravasti has disrupted traffic on many roads. Heavy rainfall was recorded in Gorakhpur from late Friday night to Saturday evening. 154 mm rainfall occurred in 24 hours.
Heavy rain occurred in Kanpur and Kanpur countryside. People were troubled due to waterlogging at many places. Rain also continued in Fatehpur, Farrukhabad and Etawah. Three cattle died due to lightning in Mahoba. Heavy rain continued in Hamirpur and Orai.
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According to meteorologist Atul Kumar Singh, there are indications of heavy rain in Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Deoria, Kushinagar, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Sant Kabir Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Chandauli and surrounding areas on Sunday. Apart from the capital, there are forecasts of heavy rains and thunderstorms in Ayodhya, Sitapur, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Gonda, Bahraich and Unnao and surrounding districts.