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Slight improvement in flood situation in UP: Officials

8:38 pm August 11, 2020

Lucknow: The flood situation in Uttar Pradesh has improved further, with three districts being dropped from the list of affected places on Tuesday, officials said. On Monday, a total of 19 districts in the state were listed as affected by the flood, however, Mahrajganj, Pilibhit and Siddharth Nagar were removed from the list the next day, they said. Sixteen districts in the […]

800 villages in UP affected by flood

11:08 pm August 9, 2020

Lucknow: Over 800 villages in 20 districts of UP have been hit by flooding and several rivers are flowing above the danger level, the relief commissioner’s office said Sunday. As 802 villages in Ambedkar Nagar, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Barabanki, Basti, Deoria, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Khiri, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Mau, Pilibhit, Pratapgarh, Santkabir Nagar, Siddharthanagar and Sitapur districts have been affected. Of these, 428 villages have been disconnected with other areas, the office said. Sharda river is flowing above the danger mark […]

61 deaths, 4,586 fresh virus cases in UP; total count 1,08,974

8:02 pm August 6, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh on Thursday recorded its highest daily increase in coronavirus numbers with 61 more deaths and 4,586 fresh infections. So far, 1,08,974 cases, including 1,918 fatalities, have been reported from the state. The maximum 16 deaths were reported from Jaunpur; 10 from Kanpur Nagar; five from Varanasi; four from Gorakhpur; three each from […]

Heavy rainfall in several parts of Kerala

Heavy rains in UP affect 331 villages, 1.90 lakh people

8:23 pm August 1, 2020

Lucknow: A total of 331 villages of Uttar Pradesh’s 12 districts have been hit by floods and about 1.90 lakh people affected as water levels of many rivers continue to rise due to heavy rains, a state minister said on Saturday. However, no loss of life was reported due to the floods so far. State’s […]

Nearly 1 million people hit by Bihar floods; breach in embankments in two districts

11:09 pm July 24, 2020

Patna: Nearly one million people have been affected by floods in Bihar, where the Gandak river breached two embankments at three places, leaving several areas inundated, officials said on Friday. However, there was no report of loss of life or property in the deluge so far. According to the state disaster management department’s bulletin, a total […]