At least 62 people have died, 46 were injured, and 1,000 homes were destroyed after heavy monsoon rains triggered flooding in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state, officials said Monday. Some reports put the death toll as high as 81.
Uttar Pradesh received 66.5 mm of rain from September 25 through the morning of September 27, far above the normal 7.6 mm for that period, state relief commissioner Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod said Sunday.
More than 12 inches of rain fell over two or three days, inundating entire neighborhoods and overwhelming drainage systems. Rescue teams evacuated residents from flooded communities, while authorities warned people against unnecessary travel through waterlogged areas and urged them to stay clear of fast-moving rivers, streams and drains.
Flooding also struck the eastern state of Odisha, prompting officials to evacuate more than 75,000 people to safer areas.
Neighboring Nepal reported at least 21 deaths in weather-related incidents between Thursday and Sunday, according to the country’s disaster management agency. Five people remained missing and five others were injured, while floods and landslides damaged 194 houses.
Nepal is still recovering from devastating August floods that killed more than 1,400 people and left nearly 6,000 missing.
Elsewhere in the region, eight people were killed by flooding in Myanmar, while about 30 others remained missing, the head of a volunteer rescue organization told AFP.
Flooding also continued across parts of Thailand even as rainfall eased in Bangkok. Since September 16, floods have affected 41 provinces across the country, killing at least eight people and disrupting more than 580,000 homes, according to the ministry.
Several low-lying areas of Thailand remained flooded despite the weaker rains in Bangkok.
