73 Dead In 3 Days In UP Rain, Many Trains Cancelled In Bihar

Seventy three people have died in three days in Uttar Pradesh where several parts received above-average rainfall this week. A red alert - likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall - has been sounded by the weather office in most districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh. In Bihar, life has come to a standstill in Patna after heavy downpour in the last three days triggered major traffic jams and waterlogging in several parts of the capital city. Amid heavy rain in Patna and other parts of the state, several trains were cancelled this morning. On Saturday, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called a meeting, , via video conferencing, for disaster management to review the situation. Heavy rain has also been reported in Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh where several people have died in rain-related incidents.

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