UP: Four killed in rain-related incidents

Barabanki: At least four people were killed and three others were injured in separate rain-related incidents here, a senior official said on Thursday.

Joint Magistrate Sumit R Mahajan said a man identified as Siyaram Paswan was killed after being by lightning on Wednesday evening in the fields of Ahir village.

Three other farmers of the same village were injured after being hit by lightning and have been admitted to a hospital, he said.

In another incident, a 11-year-old boy was hit by lightning on Wednesday evening. The minor was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to injuries.

Two other people were killed in separate incidents of wall collapse on Wednesday night.
Heavy rains in the districts have led to waterlogging in various parts of the city. (PTI)