IMD Alert: Uttar Pradesh's weather has taken a turn. On Wednesday, nine people died in different districts of the state due to thunderstorms, rain, and lightning strikes. Two people lost their lives in Lakhimpur Kheri while three died in Gorakhpur due to thunderstorms and rain. Two deaths each were reported in Saharanpur and Sonbhadra due to lightning strikes. The Meteorological Department has issued an alert for more than 40 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Jhansi and Banda were the hottest cities in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with temperatures between 45 and 46 degrees Celsius.
According to the Meteorological Department, due to the formation of a low-pressure area in the Arabian Sea, cyclonic winds are now moving towards North India. Due to cyclonic circulation, there is a possibility of strong winds or thunderstorms with light to moderate rain in several districts, including Lucknow, Kanpur, Gonda and Bahraich. On Thursday morning, the weather became pleasant in Gonda, Bahraich, and surrounding districts due to drizzle accompanied by strong winds.
In the Majhgai police station area of Lakhimpur Kheri district, on Wednesday, a brick wall of a house collapsed due to strong thunderstorms. Five people from the same family, who were sleeping under the thatched roof, were buried under the debris. The injured were immediately taken to the hospital, where a father and daughter died during treatment.
Two people died due to a lightning strike in the Devband police station area of Saharanpur district. One young man was seriously injured. On Wednesday evening, Anil (65 years old) from Khajuri village died on the spot due to a lightning strike. His nephew, Mohit alias Monu (35 years old), was seriously burnt. In Kurdi village, Ankit (28 years old) died due to a lightning strike.
On Wednesday afternoon, two people, including a six-year-old girl, died due to lightning strikes in the Babhani and Hathinala areas of Sonbhadra district. Subhasi Devi (31 years old), a resident of Nadhira village (Babhani), was returning home after collecting tendu leaves when she was struck by lightning and became unconscious. She was immediately taken to Myorpur CHC, where doctors declared her dead after a medical examination. In Kodari village of Belhatthi Gram Panchayat (Hathinala), Brijmohan Kharwar's 6-year-old daughter died after being struck by lightning. The Lekhpal, upon arriving at the scene, informed the officials about the incident. The daughter, six-year-old Muniya, was playing near the house.
In the Gorakhpur-Basti Mandal, there was heavy to light rain with thunder and lightning in the early hours of Wednesday. In Vijaypur village in the Ramkola police station area of Kushinagar, a woman fell several feet away while trying to save her hut during a thunderstorm and rain, resulting in her death. In addition, a teenager died after being crushed under a mango tree in the Kasiya area of Kushinagar, while his sister was injured. In Gorakhpur, a young man died due to a lightning strike, while his mother was burnt.
An alert has been issued for thunderstorms, lightning, and rain in Gonda, Balrampur, Shravasti, Bahraich, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Mathura, Hathras, Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etawah, Oraiya, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Prayagraj, Pratapgarh, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia, Deoria, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Basti, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Siddharthnagar, and surrounding areas for the next three days.
