UP rain fury kills 56 in 3 days, Over 1,000 homes damaged

In Uttar Pradesh, Fifty-six people were killed in rain-and storm-related incidents since Friday, while several districts were grappling with a flood-like situation after an intense three-day wet spell, officials said. The depression over the state weakened into a well-marked low pressure area on Sunday, bringing some respite from rainfall, they said. Rescue teams were conducting operations in waterlogged areas to evacuate stranded people to safer locations, the relief department said, as strong winds and heavy downpour uprooted trees and electric poles and inundated roads and villages, damaging over one thousand houses and standing crops.
The state received 45.1 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending Sunday, against the normal 1.8 mm, officials said. According to data shared by the office of the relief commissioner, between September 25 and the morning of September 27, 56 people had died and 46 were injured in rain and storm-related incidents in the state.The highest number of deaths during the 60-hour period were reported from Sitapur , followed by Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich and Balrampur,Ayodhya and Gorakhpur. The official said 1,021 houses were damaged.

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The Central Water Commission , in its Daily Water Level Bulletin, said the Ghagra and Rapti rivers were showing rising trends at several monitoring stations, posing a flood threat to low-lying areas.The heavy rain has caused extensive waterlogging in several parts of the state. At the Sonik toll plaza on the Ganga Expressway in Unnao, rainwater accumulated and pumps were used to drain it. The Ganga Expressway project manager, R S Mishra, said the expressway remained fully operational and traffic movement was normal despite the unusually heavy rainfall. He said there was no waterlogging anywhere on the expressway except at one ramp in Unnao, where drainage had been affected partly due to the relatively low height of a high-tension power line near the ramp.
Heavy rain lashed Kanpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Bareilly and several other parts of the state, accompanied by strong winds reaching 30-40 kmph. The Kanpur-Etawah highway was also reported to have suffered damage over a stretch of around 200 metres. As many as 56 of the state's 75 districts recorded excessive rainfall, with Farrukhabad recording 7,385 per cent above normal, followed by Kannauj , Shahjahanpur , Hamirpur and Mahoba .
The relief department  has advised people to avoid unnecessary movement in water- and flood-affected areas and stay away from fast-flowing rivers, streams and drains. For emergency assistance, people can contact the relief commissioner's office helpline at 1070.