Lucknow: 9 killed, 2 injured after wall collapses amid heavy rain

In UP, at least nine people were killed in Lucknow after the boundary wall of an Army enclave collapsed due to heavy rains, police said on Friday. One person was pulled out alive from the debris, they said. “Some labourers were living in huts outside an Army enclave in the Dilkusha area. Owing to heavy overnight rains, the boundary wall of the Army enclave collapsed," Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Piyush Mordia said. A low pressure area over Uttar Pradesh caused heavy rainfall across the state in the last 24 hours, with authorities warning that the situation might continue till Saturday. According to the orders of the District Magistrate Suryapal Gangwar, schools affiliated to all Boards, up to class 12 will remain closed on Friday following the heavy downpour and water logging in many parts of the city.  CM Yogi Adityanath has expressed deep grief and condolences over the loss of life in the accident of wall collapse.

#UPCM @myogiadityanath ने जनपद लखनऊ स्थित एक कॉलोनी में दीवार गिरने के हादसे में हुई जनहानि पर गहरा दुःख व्यक्त किया है।

मुख्यमंत्री जी ने शोक संतप्त परिजनों के प्रति संवेदना व्यक्त की है।

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Several districts in Uttar Pradesh, including Jhansi, Orai, Lucknow, Kanpur and Bahraich have witnessed torrential rainfall in the past 24 hours. Heavy rainfall belt will extend further and cover Bareilly, Pilibhit, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Mainpuri, Hardoi, Sitapur, Lucknow, Kanpur and Prayagraj in the next two days, Met Department officials said.