22 Dead In Uttar Pradesh As Heavy Rains Cause Wall Collapses, Damage House
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Financial assistance should also be provided to those whose houses have been damaged or animals have died, Yogi Adityanath said.
Heavy overnight rains in Uttar Pradesh Friday led to the deaths of at least 22 people, including nine labourers who were buried alive under the debris when an under-construction wall in the state capital collapsed on their huts.
The only survivor in the Lucknow incident, where a portion of the boundary wall of an Army enclave collapsed following rains, was a man, named Golu, who made the call to police from under the rubble.
Officials said the 13 other deaths were reported from Unnao (five), Fatehpur (three), Prayagraj (two), Sitapur, Raebareli and Jhansi (one each).
On the Lucknow collapse, Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Piyush Mordia told PTI, "Some labourers were living in huts outside the Army enclave in the Dilkusha area. Owing to heavy overnight rains, the boundary wall of the Army enclave collapsed," "We reached the spot around 3 am. Nine bodies were pulled out from the debris. One person was rescued alive," he said.
