Many rivers, including the Ganga, Sharda, and Ghaghra, were flowing beyond the danger mark following heavy rains and floods in Uttar Pradesh, where 14 people had passed away in rain-related and drowning events since Saturday, encompassing 10 in a building collapse in Meerut. Heavy rain is exceedingly likely in secluded areas of eastern Uttar Pradesh, while “thunderstorm accompanied with lightning” is expected in isolated areas of eastern Uttar Pradesh, based on the meteorological service. Officials say 10 people were killed after a three-story house fell in Meerut’s Zakir Nagar district on Saturday due to extreme rainfall.

When the rescue operation began, families provided information on 14 people. District Magistrate Deepak Meena told reporters three people fled when the structure flat lined.

“The dead toll stands at ten, with five people living. The rescue operations will continue till all the debris has been removed,” the officer stated.

Two people died in individual drowning accidents in Gonda on Sunday, including a woman, according to authorities, due to heavy rains and floods in Uttar Pradesh.

According to officials, Gulam Nabi (18) and his co-worker Chhotu went fishing in Gulharia village and landed up in deep water. Locals saved Chhotu, but Nabi drowned, they added.

In a separate instance, three ladies were eroded by the Ghagra River’s strong currents in Lonianpurwa village, Umri Begumganj, according to reports. Aarti (30) died while the villagers rescued two other ladies, they said.

Two youngsters drowned while attempting to save a goat from a river in Shahjahanpur. The event took place on Saturday evening in Tilua village, Kalan district, when several youngsters went to feed their goats near a river, according to Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh S.

He stated that the villagers were able to liberate four children from the river successfully, but Vandana (12) and Silesh (10) died from drowning.

According to the Relief Commissioner’s report, the Ganga is flowing above the danger mark in Kachhla Bridge (Budaun), the Yamuna in Auraiya, Kalpi, Jalaun, and Hamirpur; the Sharda River in Palliakalan and Sharda Nagar (Lakhimpur Kheri); and the Ghaghra river in Elgin Bridged (Barabanki) and Ayodhya.

Light to moderate rain and thundershowers were documented in a few locations in western Uttar Pradesh and isolated areas across eastern Uttar Pradesh.

“The state received 2.2 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours (from Saturday 6 pm to Sunday 6 pm),” the Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner’s office announced on Sunday.

Many low-lying neighbourhoods and colonies in Prayagraj were flooded as water levels rose in the Ganga and Yamuna rivers.

Vinay Kumar Singh, Additional DM for Finance and Revenue, stated that boats had been dispatched to transport flood victims from Badra Sonauti village in Phulpur, Bhagesar Delhi village in Karchhana, and Daraganj. He stated that 1,130 people from 15 areas stay in shelter homes, and around 500 people in the district have been affected by the floods.

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