9 killed as heavy rains last parts of north, east India, red alert issued for Rajasthan

Nine people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, where severe rains over the last two days. The India Meteorological Department issued a 'red alert' in Rajasthan and an' orange alert' in Delhi.

Nine people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal where torrential rainfall for the last two days threw life out of gear, while heavy showers drenched many parts of north India. The India Meteorological Department issued a 'red alert' in Rajasthan, predicting very heavy rains in many districts of the state, while it issued an 'orange alert', warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in almost half of Madhya Pradesh, which has so far received three per cent more rain than the average.