Uttar Pradesh Flooding Death Toll Rises to 81 as Three-Day Heavy Rain Subsides, Over 1,000 Homes Damaged and 62 Injured

At least 81 people have died and 62 others were injured after three days of heavy rain and flooding in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state, officials said Monday, September 28, 2026, according to reporting by the Associated Press, Euronews, The Washington Times, Xinhua, and Malay Mail. The death toll rose from 62 reported earlier on Monday to 81, with 25 additional fatalities reported on September 27 after 56 deaths were recorded during September 25 and 26, according to Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod quoted by Times of India. More than 1,000 houses were damaged, and schools were closed Monday in parts of the state, including the capital, Lucknow, while rescue teams moved people from flooded areas to safer locations.

The death toll revision signals the scale of the disaster in India's most populous state and underscores the ongoing challenge of monsoon flood preparedness in densely populated northern India. The state received 66.5 mm of rain between September 25 and the morning of September 27, compared with the normal 7.6 mm for the period, 775 percent above normal, according to the Relief Commissioner. Rainfall was expected to ease from Monday as a weather system over the Bay of Bengal weakened, said Atul Kumar Singh, a senior scientist at the Regional Meteorological Centre in Lucknow.

Sources

Associated Press reporting published September 28, 2026 in The Washington Times (washingtontimes.com), Euronews, and U.S. News & World Report (usnews.com); Xinhua reporting published September 28, 2026 in Malay Mail (malaymail.com); Millennium Post reporting published September 27, 2026 (millenniumpost.in); The Washington Post reporting published September 28, 2026 (washingtonpost.com); CBC News reporting published September 28, 2026 (cbc.ca)