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57 Dead, 1,020+ Houses Damaged in UP; Delhi-NCR Gets Brief Weather Respite
- •Uttar Pradesh reports 57 deaths and over 1,020 damaged houses due to persistent rain and storms, with Lucknow receiving 180.4 mm of rain in three days.
- •Delhi-NCR experiences a temporary break from heat with cooler winds and light rain, but clear skies and rising temperatures are forecast from Tuesday.
- •Low-pressure systems over north-central Uttar Pradesh and the north Andaman Sea are causing active weather across several Indian states.
- •Heavy rain and thunderstorms are predicted for Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, and parts of the northeast and south.
- •Flooding worsens in Maharajganj and Barabanki due to rising rivers, affecting thousands and damaging structures, while Badaun reports cattle deaths.
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Delhi-NCR experienced a noticeable change in weather with cooler winds, hazy skies, and light rain that provided a break from the heat. At Safdarjung, the maximum temperature on Monday was expected to reach around 32°C while the minimum hovered around 21°C due to recent rainfall and cooler north-westerly to north-easterly winds.
Heavy rains and storms across Uttar Pradesh resulted in 57 deaths, 46 injuries, more than 1,020 damaged houses, and 107 animal deaths spanning across 56 of the state's 75 districts.
The IMD issued a yellow alert for Saharanpur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, and several other districts, while an orange alert was designated for Bahraich, Shravasti, Lakhimpur Kheri, Pilibhit, Bareilly, Rampur, Moradabad, and Bijnor.
