Sixty-three districts across Uttar Pradesh recorded above-normal rainfall.

At least 10 people were killed in rain-related incidents, with 11 injured.

Standing crops and around 117 houses were damaged.

Schools were shut in several districts, including Aligarh, until Saturday.

The IMD has forecast continued heavy rain in parts of the state.

The state received about 19 times its normal rainfall in the 24 hours ending Saturday morning, according to reports.

Standing crops and around 117 houses were damaged by the heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds.

Paddy fields in districts including Jaunpur, Mirzapur and Azamgarh were among those affected.

Schools were shut in several districts, including Aligarh, where classes remained suspended until Saturday.

Some reports put the overall death toll higher, at up to 13-17 across the state, as rain-related incidents were still being tallied.

Rain that began after midnight on Thursday continued across most parts of the state through Friday and into the weekend.

Eastern Uttar Pradesh was forecast to see heavy rain on September 27, while western Uttar Pradesh was placed under a very heavy rainfall warning.

The IMD also flagged thunderstorms and lightning risk alongside the rain warnings.

Opposition leaders in the state have raised questions about infrastructure preparedness during the heavy rain spell.

State disaster relief teams have been deployed to assist with clean-up and relief work in the worst-affected districts.

Waterlogging disrupted traffic and daily life in several cities across Uttar Pradesh during the rain spell.

Local administrations have been assessing damage to houses and crops to process compensation claims for affected families.

Uttar Pradesh is India’s most populous state, and heavy rain events there routinely affect large numbers of people across multiple districts simultaneously.

The state government has set up helpline numbers in some districts for residents to report rain-related damage or emergencies.

Heavy rain in Uttar Pradesh killed at least 10 people, with 11 others injured, according to state officials.

Flooded road after heavy rain (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

The same deep depression that caused Tuesday’s extreme rain warnings for Odisha and Andhra Pradesh is now affecting Telangana.

The IMD has issued a heavy to very heavy rain warning for several Telangana districts, including Hyderabad, for September 24-25.

The system had earlier crossed the coast near Kalingapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

Farmers in affected districts have been advised to take precautions for standing crops.

The IMD continues to update its warnings as the system moves.

The IMD’s warnings typically remain in place until a weather system weakens or moves out of the affected region.

Deep depressions over the Bay of Bengal often continue to produce rain over inland districts for a day or two after making landfall.

Local authorities in Telangana have been monitoring low-lying and flood-prone areas as the rain warning remains in place.

Residents in the affected districts have been advised to avoid waterlogged roads and stay updated on local weather alerts.

The system had earlier crossed the north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coast near Kalingapatnam.

Telangana and neighbouring states often see spillover rainfall from Bay of Bengal weather systems during the post-monsoon period in September and October.

The India Meteorological Department continues to track the system’s movement and update its warnings accordingly.

Farmers in the affected districts have separately been advised to take precautions for standing crops during the rain spell.

Weather warnings of this kind are issued in coordination with state disaster management authorities.

Hyderabad’s civic authorities have drainage and desilting measures in place ahead of the monsoon and post-monsoon rain spells each year.

The IMD categorises rainfall warnings using a colour-coded system, ranging from green to red depending on severity.

The IMD issued a heavy to very heavy rain warning for several Telangana districts, including Hyderabad, for September 24 and 25.

The warning follows an extremely heavy rainfall alert issued for Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana a day earlier, on September 23.

Bay of Bengal weather system (representative satellite image), Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Chhattisgarh has been placed under a very heavy rainfall warning as a deep depression approaches the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha coast.

Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are under extremely heavy rainfall warnings for September 23.

The depression is expected to cross the coast near Kalingapatnam by Wednesday night.

The India Meteorological Department issued the warnings.

Local administrations have been asked to stay alert in low-lying, drainage-prone areas.

Coastal residents and fishermen were advised to treat marine warnings seriously and avoid venturing into the sea.

The IMD advised people to avoid waterlogged roads because of unpredictable depth and current.

People were also advised to seek shelter indoors during lightning and to stay away from open fields and isolated trees.

Local administrations in low-lying and drainage-prone areas were asked to stay alert.

The system follows an earlier spell of heavy rain over the same region on September 21-22, as the depression intensified over the Bay of Bengal.

Bengaluru was separately forecast to see thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of around 30-40 kmph.

Delhi-NCR was not under any rainfall warning for September 23.

The India Meteorological Department is the government’s nodal agency for weather forecasting and warnings.

Deep depressions of this kind are common over the Bay of Bengal during the post-monsoon and late monsoon period in September and October.

The IMD tracks such systems using satellite imagery, weather radar and a network of surface observation stations.

State disaster management authorities typically coordinate evacuation and relief measures in areas expecting extremely heavy rainfall.

Rivers and low-lying areas near the coast are especially monitored for flooding during such weather events.

The IMD updates its forecasts and warnings multiple times a day as a weather system evolves.

Agricultural authorities in affected states often issue separate advisories to farmers ahead of heavy rainfall events.

The India Meteorological Department issued extremely heavy rainfall warnings for Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on September 23, 2026.

Bay of Bengal weather system (representative satellite image), Wikimedia Commons, public domain