Red Alert In Uttar Pradesh For Extremely Heavy Rain On September 26-27

A red alert has been issued for Uttar Pradesh, warning of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall on 26 and 27 September across a large number of districts and nearby areas.

The warning covers Banda, Kaushambi, Chitrakoot, Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia, Deoria, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Basti, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Siddharthnagar, Gonda, Balrampur, Shravasti, Bahraich, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Mainpuri, Etawah, Auraiya, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jhansi and Lalitpur, as well as surrounding areas.

During the rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 40, 60 km/h are also likely.

People have been advised to remain alert, avoid unnecessary travel, stay away from open spaces and not stand under trees. They have also been asked to follow the guidelines issued by the administration.

Stay alert, stay safe.