AMN
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced 4 lakh rupees ex-gratia to families of those killed by lightning strikes in Salon Tehsil of Raebareli district.
Yesterday three people were killed due to lightning in the district. A total of 1,090 villages in 16 districts of the state are affected by floods and 659 villages have been marooned.
The affected districts include Ambedkar Nagar, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Bahraich, Ballia, Barabanki, Basti, Deoria, Farrukhabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Kushinagar, Mau, Santakbir Nagar and Sitapur.
15 teams of NDRF and 7 teams of SDRF and PAC flood platoon have been deployed in the flood affected areas of the state for rescue and relief work. Major rivers of the region like Saryu, Ghagra, Rapti and Sharda are flowing above the danger mark.
The state government has established disaster control centres at district and state level.