Heavy rain and flooding kill at least 62 in northern India
The state government confirmed 117 homes were damaged and 46 people were injured as a persistent low-pressure weather system overwhelmed drainage and river systems across the state.
- At least 62 people died following three days of heavy rain and flooding in Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Monday, with more than 40 injured and nearly 1,000 homes damaged.
- The weather department recorded 775 per cent more rainfall than normal between September 25 and 27, with 56 of the 75 districts receiving rainfall classified as "large excess" in the state.
- Relief commissioner Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod said district administrations are assessing crop losses while conducting rescue operations; flooding in Odisha prompted evacuation of about 75,000 people near the Mahanadi river system.
- Across the international border, Nepal reported 21 weather-related deaths between Thursday and Sunday, with five people remaining missing and five injured after floods and landslides damaged 194 homes.
- According to senior scientist Atul Kumar Singh at the Regional Meteorological Centre, rainfall is expected to ease Monday as the weather system over the Bay of Bengal weakens, though Nepal continues recovering from August floods that killed more than 1,400 people.
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Nepal rain fury: 27 killed, 4 missing in landslides, floods since September 24 - The Tribune
At least 27 persons have been killed in incidents triggered by heavy rainfall across Nepal over the past few days, officials said on Monday. Four persons remain missing, while eight were injured in the monsoon-induced incidents from September 24 to 28, according to the Nepal Home Ministry. The disaster incidents affected 1,082 families and 114 […]
A new disaster hit Nepal. A huge mountain slope collapsed, and images filmed by witnesses became viral on social networks. In just a few seconds, a part of the mountain broke apart and slipped into the waters of a river, while locals were helpless. According to international authorities and press, at least 24 people died, 14 others were missing and about 1,500 were forced to leave their homes.
Three days of continuous heavy rain have caused widespread flooding in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, leaving at least 62 dead and 46 injured. More than 1,000 homes have been damaged.
In Nepal, the search for missing persons by the avalanche continues.
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VG81 people have died in floods triggered by heavy rain in the populous state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India, according to the government's disaster agency.
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