Heavy rainfall lashes state; three dead, 10 injured in lightning strike

LUCKNOW: Three children died while 10 others were injured in lightning struck in a village in Lalitpur as rain lashed various parts of the state on Wednesday.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath expressed profound grief over the deaths and prayed for speedy recovery of the injured.

The CM has announced a financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh each for the kin of those killed in lightning and Rs 4,500 each for the family of the injured.

The state capital recorded maximum of 60.2 mm rainfall while Gorakhpur and Najibabad witnessed 28.4 mm and 15.6 mm rain.

In Lucknow, it started raining since wee hours and continued till 7:30 am. The forecast for Lucknow is partly cloudy sky with rain/thunder showers in some areas.

The maximum and minimum temperature in Lucknow will be around 36 & 22 degrees Celsius.

“Elsewhere in the state, rain and thundershowers are likely at few places over east Uttar Pradesh and at many places in west UP,” met director JP Gupta said.

Due to rain, the day temperature in Lucknow dipped to 34.7 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal while the minimum temperature was 22.2 degrees – 5 degrees below normal.

HT PHOTO (Above and right) People scampering for cover as rainfall lashes the state capital on early Wednesday morning

HT PHOTO A tongawallah going about his work as heavy rainfall brings life to a halt in Bahraich on Wednesday.

HT Following low visibility to due rain, many four wheeler drivers had to switch on headlights in wee hours on Wednesday in Lucknow.