Uttar Pradesh Rains: 15 dead, 133 buildings collapse as rains wreak havoc

The monsoon has reached the Northern States of India. Heavy rainfall in Uttar Pradesh in the past few days has wreaked havoc in the State. The heavy downpour across the state caused flood-like situations and waterlogging in several districts. According to official data, fifteen people died, 23 animals were killed while 133 buildings collapsed due to rain-related incidents in the past four days.

The worst affected districts are Unnao, Ambedkar Nagar, Prayagraj, Barabanki, Hardoi, Khiri, Gorakhpur, Kanpur Nagar, Pilibhit, Sonabhadra, Chandoli, Firozabad, Mau and Sultanpur.

As reported by ANI, On Saturday, normal life in Prayagraj got affected at Sangam after water level of river Ganga increases following heavy rainfall.

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Prayagraj: Normal life gets affected at Sangam after water level of river Ganga increases following heavy rainfall. pic.twitter.com/O32mJnH1FM

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The northeastern states too have been reeling with a continuous downpour over the last few days. In Mizoram, around 300 houses were vacated on Friday after Tlabung town was flooded. In Assam, six people have lost their lives in floods across the state till July 12. At least 21 districts- including Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darning, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Goalpara, Morigaon, Hojai, Nagaon, Golaghat, Majuli, Jorhat, Sivsagar, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia have been affected due to incessant rains.

The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places over Uttarakhand, East Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan and Goa, Coastal Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on Saturday.

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