Rains in Uttar Pradesh claim 16 lives in 24 hours

A man helps women cross a flooded road on a bicycle cart following heavy rain in Mathura, UP, on July 26, 2018. File PicAFP

Sixteen people died and 12 were injured in rain-related incidents across Uttar Pradesh since Saturday, officials said on Sunday, with the meteorological department predicting rainfall throughout the state for next two days. Shahjahanpur bore the maximum brunt of the weather's onslaught, as six people died in incidents of lightning strike, while seven were injured.

A statement by the office of the UP relief commissioner said, "Six people lost their lives in Shahjahanpur, while three died in Sitapur district." "Two people died each in Auraiyya and Amethi. One person died each in Lakhimpur Khiri, Rae Bareli and Unnao. All the deaths took place on Saturday," it said. Eighteen animals
died and as many as 461 houses were damaged, the statement said.

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