India News | 13 Killed in Rain-related Incidents in UP

Lucknow, Jul 22 (PTI) Thirteen people were killed in rain-related incidents across Uttar Pradesh in a 24-hour period ending Monday evening, the relief department officials said.

According to the relief department, from 6 pm on Sunday to 6 pm on Monday, 13 people were killed in rain-related incidents in the state. It included two each in Fatehpur, Mainpuri and Gonda and one each in Mathura, Jalaun, Shravasti, Mahoba, Pratapgarh, Varanasi and Muzaffar Nagar, it said.

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Uttar Pradesh recorded an average of 1.5 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period.

River Ghagra is flowing above the danger mark at Elgin Bridge (Barabanki), Ayodhya, Turtipar (Ballia), and Quano in Gonda, it said.

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