Rain alert in 36 districts of UP today: 26 districts are prone to flooding. In Lakhimpur, a young man sitting on the riverbank was pulled into the water by a crocodile.

A rain alert has been issued for today, Thursday, in 36 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Heavy rainfall is expected in 22 of these districts. According to the Meteorological Department, 2.3 mm of rainfall was recorded in 32 districts in the last 24 hours. The monsoon season's quota of rain has been fully utilized. From June 1st until now, 651.5 mm of rain has fallen. Speaking of Wednesday, schools were closed from the 8th in Lakhimpur and Bareilly, and up to the 5th in Varanasi due to bad weather. Most of eastern Uttar Pradesh...