Monsoon fury in Uttar Pradesh: Seven killed in rain-related incidents

A pedestrian walks through a waterlogged road in UP. Pic/PTI

Intensified monsoon activity claimed at least seven lives and caused disruptions across the state on Thursday and Friday.

The deaths were reported from Sant Kabir Nagar, Kushinagar, Bulandshahr, Shamli, and Ghaziabad in separate rain-related incidents, officials said.

In Sant Kabir Nagar, two women died after being struck by lightning in separate villages. In Kushinagar, a 14-year-old was killed on a farm. In Bulandshahr, two people were killed after a wall collapsed on makeshift tents. In Ghaziabad, a three-year-old girl drowned after being swept into a waterlogged drain.

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