District Magistrate (Bahraich) Narendra Kumar Singh said three members of a family, including Bhimsen (35), his wife Shivkumari (30) and their 8-year-old son Sohan were killed when the wall of a house collapsed due to heavy rain in Mahsi area.
Three-year-old Nazeer Ahmad, Kaisarunnisha (50), Budhna (58) and Mohammad Yaseen (20) were also killed in rain related incidents, Singh said.
According to MeT department the Southwest monsoon has been normal over eastern parts of the state.
Chief amount of rainfall recorded in cms was Katerniaghat 17, Shardanagar 16, Dharuhera 12, Nighasan 11, Palia 5, Lakimpur Kheri 3, Kakardharighat, Sultanpur, Jaunpur, and Kirawali 2 each.