Heavy rains cause 56 deaths in northern India
At least 56 people have lost their lives due to heavy rains and thunderstorms in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. The low-pressure system moving over the Bay of Bengal caused an increase in rainfall intensity of 66.5 mm between Friday and Sunday, compared to the seasonal average of 7.6 mm. More than a thousand homes were damaged as a result of these rains, which are classified among extreme weather events linked by experts to rising temperatures and changing weather patterns. The state, India’s most populous with over 240 million residents, experiences the monsoon season from June to September. Prior to these phenomena, the Indian Meteorological Department issued warnings about increasing climate tensions.
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