Moderate to heavy rains lash Uttar Pradesh

Moderate to heavy rain and thundershowers occurred at most places over eastern Uttar Pradesh while rains lashed few areas in the western part in the last 24 hours.

According to MeT department, chief amount of rainfall recorded in cms was Mirzapur 17, Ghorawal 13, Varanasi, Muzaffarnagar 12 each, Lalganj, Rajghat, Gyanpur 9 each, Meja, Churk 8 each, Handia 7, Najibabad, Koraoan, Phoolpur, Jaunpur, Patti and Robertganj 6 each.

Rain or thundershowers would occur at many places over eastern Uttar Pradesh tomorrow, it said, adding, heavy rainfall would occur at isolated places in the region.