Lucknow: At least nine people were killed in a wall collapse incident in Lucknow’s Dilkusha area due to heavy rains – Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Piyush Mordia said. The injured have been admitted to the Civil Hospital where doctors said that they are out of danger.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced compensation of Rs 4 lakh for those who died and Rs 2 lakh for the treatment of the injured.
A low-pressure area has triggered heavy rainfall in various parts of Uttar Pradesh over the past 24 hours. According to the local administration, the weather condition is likely to continue till Saturday. The District Magistrate (DM) has issued orders that schools will remain closed till Friday due to heavy rains and waterlogging in various parts of Lucknow.
“Due to heavy rains, all the government, semi-government and private schools have been asked to remain closed in urban and rural areas,” the order by DM Surya Pal Gangwar said.
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