12 die in collapsed houses following heavy rains in India
Heavy rains have triggered house collapses in a northern Indian state, killing at least 12 people
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Heavy rains triggered house collapses in a northern Indian state, killing at least 12 people, officials said on Friday. The downpour also caused power outages, chaotic traffic and the flooding of hundreds of homes.
Schools were closed for the day in Lucknow, the Uttar Pradesh state capital, where the meteorological office recorded 35 millimeters (1.4 inches) of torrential rain in the past 24 hours, said Brijesh Pathak, the state’s deputy chief minister.
The roof and a wall of a dilapidated house collapsed early Friday in the Hazratganj area of the state capital where laborers were sleeping. Nine died on the spot and another three were hospitalized with injuries, Pathak said.
In Unnao, a town 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Lucknow, another three people were killed in a house collapse following torrential rains, Pathak said.
