Monsoon rains caused mud-walled homes to collapse and kill at least 31 people in India's most populous state.
|||Lucknow, India - Monsoon rains caused mud-walled homes to collapse and kill at least 31 people in India's most populous state over the weekend, while thousands have been marooned by flooding elsewhere in the north, officials said on Monday.
Rescuers struggled to reach affected villages in eastern part of Uttar Pradesh but were hampered by rains expected to continue another two days. Rivers including the Ganga were flowing above danger levels.
Thirteen people died in the state's Mirzapur district “when the roof of their mud houses collapsed,” Relief Commissioner K.K. Sinha said.
Another 18 died in Jaunpur district.
“Many of them died in their sleep,” said PK Upadhaya, a district magistrate. “Heavy rainfall hampered the rescue operation.”
More than 50 villages in Chandauli district were also flooded. The northern Indian state offered compensation of about $2 200 to victims' families.
Water overflowing from dams in Uttar Pradesh, meanwhile, caused widespread flooding in 12 districts of neighbouring Bihar state, Water Resources Minister Vijendra Choudhary.
Thousands of people were taking shelter on embankments and rooftops.
The state also ordered all engineers to cancel any holidays and guard the riverbanks from further erosion. - Sapa-AP
Source: http://www.iol.co.za/many-of-them-died-in-their-sleep-1.1144929
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