Rain fury in north India, 27 killed in Uttar Pradesh

TIL Desk/National/UP/ Heavy rains lashed northern parts of the country, claiming 27 lives in Uttar Pradesh and leading to water logging and traffic snarls in several areas. Mathura and Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh received 19 cm and 18 cm rain respectively. Aligarh recorded 13 cm rainfall as the state was wreaked by heavy rains since yesterday, officials said on Friday.

As many as 27 people were killed and 12 injured in the rains, they said. Five people died in Agra, four deaths were reported in Mainpuri, three each in Muzaffarnagar and Kasganj, two each in Meerut and Bareilly and one each in Kanpur Dehat, Mathura, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Jhansi, Rae Bareli, Jalaun and Jaunpur. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to launch relief and rescue work on a war footing.

Rains also pounded the national capital which led to water logging in several areas and contributed to traffic snarls at various intersections, they said. The Safdarjung observatory, recording of which is considered the official figure for the city, recorded 45.8 mm rainfall till 8.30 am and after which it received 2.5 mm rainfall till 5.30 pm. The humidity oscillated between 100 and 87 per cent.