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Toll in rain-related incidents rises to 79 in UP

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Sep 08 2018 | 9:20 PM IST

Six people died in rain-related incidents in the state Saturday, taking the toll since September 1 to 79, while one person was rescued by Indian Air Force personnel, officials said here.

UP Relief Commissioner Sanjay Kumar said there were two deaths each in Allahabad and Fatehpur, and one each in Firozabad and Etawah on Saturday.

He said, "The DM of Lalitpur confirmed that one person has been rescued today by Air Force personnel in Kadesarakala village of Talbehat Tehsil. He was marooned on an island of Betwa river after water was released from the Matatilla dam."

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First Published: Sep 08 2018 | 9:20 PM IST

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