North India Statesman
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Lucknow: The weather has changed in Uttar Pradesh (UP) since the beginning of May. There is relief from the heat heat, but thunderstorms, rain and hailstorm have also increased difficulties. On Saturday (today), there will be movement of clouds in almost all the districts of the state.
Meteorological Department (IMD) has given the state for Saturday Yellow alert of strong thunderstorms, rain and thunderstorms in 60 districts Has released. Due to this, there is a possibility of heavy rainfall with further drop in temperature and thunderstorms. Wind speed 40 to 60 kilometers per hour Can reach The Meteorological Department has predicted rain, cloudy and thunderstorms for the next three days.
Friday’s thunderstorms caused havoc, 4 killed
On Friday, many districts of the state, especially in western UP, strong thunderstorms and rains caused heavy havoc. The saddest news came from Firozabad and Etah, where Four people died due to lightning fall Done Many districts including Lucknow showed the effect of rain and the temperature dropped. The maximum 30 mm rainfall in the state was recorded in Bulandshahr, while Etawah received 20 mm and 17 mm of rainfall. Due to strong thunderstorms, trees and electric poles were uprooted in many places, causing the common life to disrupt. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed the officials of the affected districts to keep a close watch on the situation of natural disaster and provide immediate relief to the affected.
How will the weather be today (Saturday)? Where is the alert?
According to the IMD, on Saturday, more than 60 districts of both western and eastern parts of UP are alerts about rain and strong winds. These include prominently:
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Western UP: Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Baghpat, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura, Hathras, Etah, Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etawah, Auraiya, Bijnor, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Kasganj.
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Middle UP: Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Barabanki, Sitapur, Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Kannauj, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh.
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Eastern UP and Terai/Bundelkhand: Prayagraj, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Ayodhya, Basti, Gonda, Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Sultanpur, Amethi, Jaunpur.
Special warning of lightning in 58 districts:
Among the above districts Special alert of sky lightning also in 58 districts Has been released. People have been appealed to avoid getting out of homes in bad weather, especially staying away from trees and electric poles.
How long will the rain continue?
According to meteorologists, this changed weather is not yet to stop. According to Banaras Hindu University (BHU) meteorologist Professor Manoj Kumar Srivastava, currently in UP For the next three to four days There will be intermittent rain in different areas. During this time in maximum temperature 2 to 3 ° C further reduction Can come.
On Friday too, many districts including Noida, Ghaziabad, Agra, Mathura received rain and hail also fell at some places. Strong winds also fled at a speed of more than 50 kilometers per hour.
Overall, the people of UP will be relieved from the scorching heat at the moment, but it is very important to take care in view of the thunderstorm, rain and lightning.
