Overview
- State relief officials, following Wednesday’s violent storm, now count 111 dead and 72 injured across 26 districts.
- The worst-hit areas include Prayagraj with 21 deaths, Mirzapur with 19, Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi) with 16, and Fatehpur with 11.
- The Lucknow meteorological office recorded gusts from 74 to 130 km/h, with peaks of 130 km/h in Bareilly and Prayagraj, and linked the event to a western disturbance and cyclonic circulations.
- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath ordered compensation to reach families within 24 hours, pressed district teams to verify losses, and pushed power restoration as IMD warnings continue.
- Authorities report widespread damage from falling trees, poles and walls, power cuts in thousands of villages, and scenes that reveal fragile housing, including a Bareilly man flung into the air who survived with injuries.