Lucknow, Feb. 3 -- The weather in Uttar Pradesh has taken a sudden turn once again. Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds lashed about 10 districts, including Kanpur, Auraiya, Lucknow and Jalaun, in the early hours of Tuesday.
Unnao, Chitrakoot, and Etawah experienced hailstorms for about half an hour, covering the roads with a white blanket of ice. The unseasonal rains and hailstorms have flattened standing crops in the fields, and farmers are apprehending heavy losses.
According to the Meteorological Department, rain and lightning are expected in Banda, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Pratapgarh, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia, Raebareli, Amethi, Sulta...