UP: Heavy rainfall causes 18 rain-related deaths in two days

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of the deceased and has issued directions to deploy National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force and Pradeshik Armed Constabulary teams for relief and rescue work as needed

|Sep 25, 2022, 13:57:16 IST

Lucknow: As many as 18 people died in rain-related incidents and after falling into a borewell in Uttar Pradesh in the last two days, the state government said in a statement here on Saturday.

Five people died due to heavy rains. This includes two in Muzaffarnagar, and one each in Fatehpur, Aligarh and Gorakhpur, it said.

Seven people died after being struck by lightning. This includes three in Prayagraj, and one each in Chandauli, Sitapur, Aligarh and Hardoi.

One person each died in Fatehpur, Agra and Amethi due to drowning, the statement said.

While two people died in Mathura after falling into a borewell, one person died in Sultanpur due to a snakebite, it said.

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