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49 killed as heavy rain lashes Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW: A many as 49 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh since Thursday, with Saharanpur accounting for the maximum 11 deaths, as heavy rain wreaked havoc in different parts of the state, a spokesperson of the Relief Commissioner''s Office said here.

49 killed as heavy rain lashes Uttar Pradesh

Rain wreaks havoc in different parts of the state. ANI



Lucknow, July 28

A many as 49 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh since Thursday, with Saharanpur accounting for the maximum 11 deaths, as heavy rain wreaked havoc in different parts of the state, a spokesperson of the Relief Commissioner's Office said here.

While six deaths each have been reported from Agra and Meerut, four have died in Mainpuri, three in Kasganj, two each in Bareilly, Baghpat and Bulandshahr and one each in Kanpur Dehat, Mathura, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Rae Bareli, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Pratapgarh, Banda, Firozabad, Amethi, Kanpur and Muzaffarnagar, he said.

The Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed senior officials of all districts to alert people and asked them to undertake extensive tours in the affected areas and identify dilapidated buildings, and get them vacated, a government spokesperson said here.

Directives have also been issued to extend prompt monetary assistance to those who have been severely affected by rain and also provide medical treatment to those who require it, he said. — PTI.

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