Lucknow, Aug 4 (PTI) Five people died in rain-related incidents in 24 hours till Sunday evening in Uttar Pradesh while six of its districts were still affected by floods, according to the state relief commissioner's office here.
Relief and rescue operations are underway, it said.
The districts which are still flooded are Ballia, Lakhimpur Kheri, Farrukhabad, Sitapur, Bijnor and Barabanki.
Two people died in Banda, while Pratapgarh, Sonbhadra and Moradabad reported one death each due to lightning, drowning and snake bites, the state relief commissioner's office said.
According to the irrigation department's report, the Ganga river is flowing above the danger mark at Kachla Bridge in Budaun.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)













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