India 02.08.2025

Heavy rainfall causes flooding in Uttar Pradesh : Media sources reported that heavy rainfall caused flooding in several parts of Uttar Pradesh, India, displacing over 84,000 people and damaging more than 4,000 hectares of land on August 2. Affected regions include Kanpur Nagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, Agra, Auraiya, Chitrakoot, Ballia, Banda, Ghazipur, Mirzapur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Chandauli, Jalaun, Kanpur Dehat, Hamirpur, Etawah, and Fatehpur. Floodwater damaged roadways, leading to traffic and logistics congestion. Lingering disruptions are likely until weather conditions improve.