Heavy rainfall in Uttar Pradesh has triggered floods and landslides that have killed more than 50 people. It also worth mentioning here that more than 1000 houses have been damaged due to the continuous rains.
Storms and heavy rainfall in Uttar Pradesh have caused widespread damage across the State. Several thousand electricity poles and 250 transformers were damaged. Restoration efforts are continuing round-the-clock. Authorities aim to restore village power supplies within at least two days.
Reports say that, a 50 meter stretch of the newly constructed Ganga expressway has been inundated. Severe waterlogging has been experienced in various districts of Uttar Pradesh.
According to the IMD, the Depression over southeast Uttar Pradesh moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 12 kmph during past 06 hours and lay centered at 2330 hrs IST September 26, 2026.
It continued to remain over the same region, near latitude 26.6°N and longitude 81.2°E, about 40 km southeast of Lucknow (42368, Uttar Pradesh), 80 km east-northeast of Kanpur (42366, Uttar Pradesh), 110 km south-southwest of Bahraich (42273, Uttar Pradesh) and 260 km southeast of Bareilly (42189, Uttar Pradesh).
It is very likely to move north-northwestwards across east Uttar Pradesh and weaken gradually into a Well-Marked Low Pressure Area over the same region during next 06 hours. The system is under continuous surveillance by Doppler Weather Radar at Lucknow.
More rainfall is expected in the State as an after effect of the low pressure.
