Heavy rain and flooding kill at least 62 in northern India
Officials said 46 people were injured and more than 1,000 houses were damaged as rescue teams moved residents to safer ground.
- At least 62 people died following three days of heavy rain and flooding in Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Monday, with more than 40 injured and nearly 1,000 homes damaged.
- The weather department recorded 775 per cent more rainfall than normal between September 25 and 27, with 56 of the 75 districts receiving rainfall classified as "large excess" in the state.
- Relief commissioner Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod said district administrations are assessing crop losses while conducting rescue operations; flooding in Odisha prompted evacuation of about 75,000 people near the Mahanadi river system.
- Across the international border, Nepal reported 21 weather-related deaths between Thursday and Sunday, with five people remaining missing and five injured after floods and landslides damaged 194 homes.
- According to senior scientist Atul Kumar Singh at the Regional Meteorological Centre, rainfall is expected to ease Monday as the weather system over the Bay of Bengal weakens, though Nepal continues recovering from August floods that killed more than 1,400 people.
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Heavy rain and flooding kills dozens northern India
The death toll from floods triggered by heavy rain in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh rose to 81, the government's disaster agency said. Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state with more than 240 million people, is frequently lashed by rain and thunderstorms during the monsoon rainy season from June to September.
At least 62 people have died after days of heavy rainfall and flooding in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state, authorities said. About 46 people were injured and more than 1,000 homes were damaged. Schools were closed in several areas, including the capital Lucknow, while rescue teams are evacuating residents from flooded areas. - YouTube www.youtube.com Floods have also affected the state of Odisha, where over 75,000 people have been evacuated…
At least 62 people died after three days of heavy rains and floods in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in northern India.What HappenedThe floods hit various districts and left 46 injured, reported Associated Press.
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