Rain took the lives of two in Prayagraj and Kannauj The torrential rains that have been going on in Uttar Pradesh for the last 48 hours are now becoming a big problem for the people. Due to incidents like rain and lightning, two people died tragically in Prayagraj and Kannauj on Monday. In view of the worsening situation, the Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert of extremely heavy rain on Tuesday (August 18) in 25 districts of the state including Kanpur, Banda and Prayagraj. Apart from this, yellow alert of heavy rain has also been issued in 30 other districts.
Due to waterlogging, walls collapsed and communication cut off. The torrential rains that started on Sunday night in Prayagraj continued till Monday morning, due to which many low-lying areas of the city were flooded. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav also took a dig on his social media account 'X' on the issue of cleanliness and waterlogging of the old city. Meanwhile, a young man died after being hit by lightning in Sarayammarej, Prayagraj, while the balcony of a house collapsed at Saraswati Ghat due to strong winds.
The havoc of rain did not stop here. Water has entered many villages of Banda and Chitrakoot. Flood like situations have arisen in Farrukhabad and Kannauj. An elderly farmer lost his life due to lightning during rain in Kannauj. Due to continuous rain in Fatehpur, dozens of kutcha houses collapsed, in which mother and son were injured. Eight villages have been completely cut off from the main road due to sinking of Rapta due to heavy rains in Mahoba.
Record 147.2 mm rainfall recorded in Churk of Sonbhadra. During the last 24 hours, the highest rainfall of 147.2 mm in the state was recorded in Churk of Sonbhadra. Apart from this, 141 mm rainfall was recorded in Baheri of Bareilly, 126 mm in Koraon of Prayagraj, 88.4 mm in Rae Bareli, 84 mm in Mahommi of Lakhimpur Kheri, 80.2 mm in Shahjahanpur, 76.2 mm in Muzaffarnagar, 75 mm in Ayodhya, 72 mm in Unnao and 63.1 mm in Jhansi. Gone.
Monsoon in full swing, will not stop till August 23 According to the UP-Uttarakhand Meteorological Center located at Amausi, separate cyclonic circulations have formed over eastern Uttar Pradesh and northern Haryana in the lower troposphere of the atmosphere. Along with this, the western part of the monsoon trough line is shifting from its normal place towards the Himalayan foothills and reaching north-eastern Bay of Bengal via Firozpur, Muzaffarnagar, Gorakhpur, Munger. On the other hand, the depression over North-West Bay of Bengal and Odisha coast may move in the north-west direction. Due to the impact of all these weather systems, heavy rains are likely to continue in the entire state from August 19 to 23.
Orange alert of heavy to very heavy rain The Meteorological Department has warned Banda, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Shravasti, Bahraich, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Bijnor, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Badaun and surrounding areas. Orange alert of very heavy rain has been issued for.
Yellow alert of heavy rain Whereas Pratapgarh, Chandauli, Varanasi, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Basti, Gonda, Balrampur, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Kasganj, Etah, Mainpuri, Etawah, Yellow alert of heavy rain has been issued in Auraiya, Jalaun, Hamirpur and surrounding areas.