Rain alert in 15 districts of western UP today: Flooding in Lucknow, hailstorms in Meerut and Shamli; tree falls on police outpost in Bijnor.

There's a rain alert for 15 districts in western Uttar Pradesh today. Hail is also possible. On Sunday, Meerut experienced heavy rain and hailstorms in the afternoon. Bijnor was covered in dark clouds. After it got dark during the day, a strong dust storm blew, and then the rain started. The storm uprooted trees in several places. A large tree fell on the Civil Line police station. Several bikes parked under it were crushed and damaged. Due to the impact of the storm and rain, standing crops in the fields...