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Other States \| Previous \| Next 16 killed in torrential rains VARANASI, SEPT. 2. At least 16 were killed and several others injured in incidents of house collapse and lightning due to torrential rains in parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh since yesterday, official sources said here today. While Varanasi and Azamgarh districts accounted for five deaths each, three people died in Sonebhadra, two in Jaunpur and one in Bhadoi district, they said. Rail and road traffic was affected while several areas in the district went without power and communication links were snapped, they said. Several trains on the Howrah-Lucknow route were diverted, railway officials said. - PTI Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
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Other States \| Previous \| Next 16 killed in torrential rains VARANASI, SEPT. 2. At least 16 were killed and several others injured in incidents of house collapse and lightning due to torrential rains in parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh since yesterday, official sources said here today. While Varanasi and Azamgarh districts accounted for five deaths each, three people died in Sonebhadra, two in Jaunpur and one in Bhadoi district, they said. Rail and road traffic was affected while several areas in the district went without power and communication links were snapped, they said. Several trains on the Howrah-Lucknow route were diverted, railway officials said. - PTI Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
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