NEW DELHI, Aug 1, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – At least 14 people have been killed
in rain-related incidents in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in
the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday.
The deaths were reported from state capital Lucknow as well as the
districts of Farukhabad, Kheri, Bahraich, Raebareli, Kanpur Dehat, Barabanki,
Sitpaur and Sultanpur.
“With 14 deaths in the past 24 hours, the toll in rain-related incidents
has touched 106 in the last six days,” a disaster management official said.
Most of the deaths occurred due to house collapses because of heavy showers
that have been lashing the state for the past one week, he said. “Some also
died of electrocution,” he added.
Apart from these deaths, over 100 people have also sustained injuries and
some 600 houses destroyed, another official said. “People in villages have
lost their livestock also,” he added.
State Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed senior district
administration and police officials to oversee the situation, provide relief
and make people vacate unsafe buildings.
Building collapses are common in India during monsoon every year because of
poor construction standards to meet demand for low-cost houses and lack of
regards for basic safety norms.