14 killed in rain-related incidents across Uttar Pradesh in 24 hours
Fatalities attributed to lightning strikes, drowning incidents and snake bites
A vendor wades through a submerged road as he moves with his belongings to a safer place amid rise in water level of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. PTI
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At least 14 people were killed in rain-related incidents across Uttar Pradesh in 24 hours till Sunday evening, according to an official statement.
The fatalities, reported between 8 pm on Saturday and 8 pm on Sunday, were attributed to lightning strikes, drowning incidents, and snake bites, it said.
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While two people died due to a lightning strike in Gorakhpur, one each died in similar incidents in Jaunpur, Raebareli, Chandauli, Kushinagar and Kanpur dehat, it said.
Two people drowned in Chitrakoot and one in Banda, the statement said, adding that snake bite claimed two lives in Ghazipur and one each in Chandauli and Pratapgarh.
Due compensation will be given to the victims, it said.
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