Severe Uttar Pradesh Floods Kill 56 and Damage More Than 1,000 Homes
By 27 September 2026, severe rainfall and flooding across Uttar Pradesh had killed 56 people, injured 46 and damaged more than 1,000 houses, according to official figures reported during the disaster. The state received about 66.5 mm of rain against a normal 7.6 mm over the affected period, while major rivers rose and rescue and relief operations expanded. The disaster became one of the most serious flood episodes of India’s unusually weak and erratic 2026 monsoon season.
This reusable photograph shows flood-relief operations in Uttar Pradesh from an earlier flood episode. It is used only as geographic and disaster-response context because a reusable direct photograph of the September 2026 floods was not locked. It must not be captioned or implied to show the 2026 event itself. · Credit: Ministry of Defence, Government of India / Press Information Bureau · License: Government Open Data License - India (GODL-India)
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