At least 10 people were killed, seven of them in Etawah, and 11 injured in incidents of lightning, and wall and house collapses as heavy rains in parts of Uttar Pradesh affected normal life in Firozabad and forced the closure of schools in Aligarh.

Apart from Etawah -- where the seven deceased included four children of a family -- deaths have also been reported from Firozabad (2) and Balrampur (1) districts since Wednesday, officials said.