37 killed in Uttar Pradesh rains in two days
Lucknow, July 28 : At least 37 people have been killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh in the past 48-hours since Thursday, an official said on Saturday.
Rains have continued to batter many parts of the state for the third consecutive day on Saturday, the Met said. District authorities have been asked to brace for any eventuality as the Met predicted more rains in the coming days.
According to the State Disaster Management Authority, six persons have been killed in Agra, three each in Muzaffarnagar and Kasganj, four each in Meerut and Mainpuri, two in Bareily and one each in Kanpur rural, Mathura, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Rae Bareli, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Pratapgarh, Bulandshahr, Firozabad and Amethi.
Four deaths were reported late on Friday from Saharanpur amid rescue and relief operations.
Over two dozen people have been injured in the incidents like house collapses, wall cave-ins, lightning and storm. Ten cattle deaths were also reported from Kanpur rural, Muzaffarnagar, Lalitpur and Pratapgarh.
Heavy rains continued to pound major regions in the state, triggering swelling of many rivers. It has been raining overnight in the state capital where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive later on Saturday.
The city has been turned into an island of sorts with waterlogging in most parts of the city.
Power outages have been reported from Hariharnagar, Indiranagar, Gomtinagar, Sapru Marg, Aliganj, Sitapur road and Aminabad due to bursting of cables and transformers.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the family of those killed.
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5 schoolchildren among 7 killed in blast in southwest Pakistan
Islamabad (PTI): At least seven people, including five schoolchildren and a policeman, were killed on Friday in a remote-controlled blast in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to media reports.
The blast occurred at 8.35 am near a school at the Civil Hospital Chowk of the Mastung district of the province, Dawn newspaper reported.
“It appears that an IED (improvised explosive device) attached to a motorcycle was detonated near a police mobile,” Kalat Division Commissioner Naeem Bazai was quoted as saying in the report.
“So far, seven individuals have been killed, including five school students,” Bazai said. At least 22 people were injured in the attack.
Most of those injured were schoolchildren, Geo News reported, adding that they were shifted to a nearby hospital.
A police van and several auto-rickshaws were damaged in the explosion, according to the report.
An emergency was declared across all Quetta hospitals after the blast, the report said quoting the provincial health department spokesperson, adding that all doctors, pharmacists, staff nurses and other medical staff were summoned.
