Heavy rain claims 48 lives in 4 states, Uttar Pradesh worst hit
In Bihar, heavy rains in several parts of the state since Friday have thrown normal life out of gear as it affected rail traffic, healthcare facilities and schools.
Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials in a JCB rescue to people from a waterlogged area after heavy rainfall in Patna, Sept. 28, 2019. (PTI)
As many as 48 people died in rain-related incidents, the majority of them in Uttar Pradesh, while incessant rainfall in Bihar, where an alert has been sounded, left the streets of Patna and other areas waterlogged and residences of at least two ministers marooned.
As many as 35 people lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh since Friday, the state government said. While 25 of them died on Saturday, 10 lost their lives on Friday. The meteorological department said heavy rain is very likely to occur at isolated places over eastern UP on Sunday.
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Patna: A patient leaves from Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) following waterlogging after heavy monsoon rains in Patna, Saturday, Sept. 28,2019. (PTI)
In Uttarakhand, six pilgrims from Punjab, who were on their way to the Himalayan shrine of Hemkund Sahib, were killed when a huge rock fell on their vehicle in Tehri district following a landslip triggered by heavy rains, officials said.
Also, three deaths each were reported from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, while one person died in Jammu and Kashmir.
In Bihar, heavy rains in several parts of the state since Friday have thrown normal life out of gear affecting rail traffic, healthcare facilities and schools. The residences of Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Road Construction Minister Nand Kishore Yadav and BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy resembled marooned islands.
The weather department has forecast heavy rainfall for the city till September 30. The Patna district administration has ordered closure of all schools till Tuesday.
Patna: People wade through a flooded street during heavy rain, in Patna, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (PTI)
Nalanda Medical College Hospital premises, the second largest healthcare facility in Patna, was waterlogged as also that of the Gardanibagh hospital.
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Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reviewed the situation in a video conference meeting with officials who informed him that the state received an average rainfall of 50 mm since Friday with districts like Vaishali and Nawada recording more than 200 mm.
Patna District Magistrate Kumar Ravi said a contingent of NDRF and SDRF personnel was pressed into service to rescue residents from waterlogged areas.
East Central Railway officials said rail traffic was suspended on the Darbhanga-Samastipur section as tracks at some places got inundated due to heavy rain, leaving at least three trains stranded.
Patna: People wade through a flooded street during heavy rain, in Patna, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (PTI)
Meanwhile, River Krishna is in spate again following heavy rain in the upper catchment areas in Maharashtra and Karnataka. Consequently, the crest gates of major dams that were already full to the brim in Andhra Pradesh had to be opened to let out floodwater into the Bay of Bengal.
-with PTI inputs
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