Thirty-six people were killed in rain-related incidents across the country on Sunday with heavy showers in Kerala, where a red alert was sounded in five districts, even as the floodwater receded in some parts of Assam.
Lightning strikes in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan accountedfor 22 of the deaths. Twenty-six MGNREGA labourers were injured in the desertstate when lightning struck them. The toll in Assam floods rose to 64 with thedeaths of five more people.
Two deaths were reported from Morigaon district and one eachfrom Dhemaji, Goalpara and Kamrup districts, according to the Assam StateDisaster Management Authority (ASDMA). Eighteen of the state’s 33 districtsstill remain submerged, affecting 38.37 lakh people.
The death count of animals at the Kaziranga National Parkstood at 141.In Bihar, the death toll due to the floodcrossed the 100-mark, with five fresh deaths reported since Saturday fromMadhubani district, which accounted for 23 of the total 102 casualties.