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UP Rain Fury: 56 Dead in Three Days, Flood-Like Situation Grips Several Districts
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CNBC TV18•27-09-2026, 20:43
UP Rain Fury: 56 Dead in Three Days, Flood-Like Situation Grips Several Districts
- •Fifty-six people died in rain and storm-related incidents across Uttar Pradesh since Friday, with 46 injured, as intense rainfall led to flood-like conditions in multiple districts.
- •The depression over the state weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area on Sunday, offering some relief from the heavy downpour.
- •Rescue teams are evacuating stranded residents from waterlogged areas, while strong winds and rain damaged over a thousand houses and standing crops, uprooting trees and electric poles.
- •Rivers like the Ghagra and Rapti are showing rising trends, with the Ghagra exceeding its danger level at Elginbridge in Barabanki and the Rapti rising sharply in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
- •The state recorded 45.1 mm rainfall in 24 hours ending Sunday, significantly above the normal 1.8 mm, with 56 of 75 districts experiencing excessive rainfall.
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Fifty-six people were killed and 46 others were injured in rain-and storm-related incidents across Uttar Pradesh during a 60-hour period from September 25 to the morning of September 27, 2026, according to the relief commissioner's office.
The Central Water Commission reported that the Ghaghra river at Elginbridge in Barabanki and the Rapti river at Balrampur were flowing above their danger and warning levels respectively, posing a flood threat to low-lying areas.
The India Meteorological Department stated that the depression responsible for the incessant rainfall weakened into a well-marked low-pressure area and was moving north-northwestwards across the state.
