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Red alert as Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand brace for extreme rain

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC · How we work

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IMD Forecasts Heavy Rain

India’s India Meteorological Department forecast heavy to very heavy rain across Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on September 26.
Lucknow recorded 125.8 mm of rain in the 21 hours ending Saturday morning.
Farrukhabad recorded rainfall 200 times normal, Kanpur Nagar 160 times, and Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Hardoi 130 times.
Casualties occurred in Lakhimpur Kheri, Amethi, Barabanki and Gorakhpur districts, and 117 houses were damaged.
Red alerts were issued across Uttarakhand as the depression moved north-northwestward.

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Yogi Orders Inspections

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered district magistrates to inspect vulnerable sites and stay on alert.
Schools closed and exams postponed in eight Chhattisgarh districts as floods intensified.
Waterlogging halted traffic on the Ganga Expressway near Bashiratganj toll plaza in Unnao.
Over 40,000 people were evacuated from ten Odisha districts, with 721 houses damaged.
Relief Commissioner Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod activated helpline 1070, saying conditions should improve within 36 hours.

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IMD Forecasts Heavy Rain

India’s India Meteorological Department forecast heavy to very heavy rain across Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on September 26.
Lucknow recorded 125.8 mm of rain in the 21 hours ending Saturday morning.
Farrukhabad recorded rainfall 200 times normal, Kanpur Nagar 160 times, and Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Hardoi 130 times.
Casualties occurred in Lakhimpur Kheri, Amethi, Barabanki and Gorakhpur districts, and 117 houses were damaged.
Red alerts were issued across Uttarakhand as the depression moved north-northwestward.

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