Twenty people drowned in separate
incidents in Kanpur, Siddharth Nagar, Kaushambi and Azamgarh districts, police said today.
While two brothers - Mohammad Shahid (8) and Mohammad Sohail (7) - today drowned in a pond in Jiyanpur area of Azamgarh, seven persons drowned in Yamuna river in Kaushambi when their boat capsized due to bad weather.
Eight persons drowned in Ganga river in Kanpur yesterday while taking bath, they said.
In Siddharth Nagar, three youths died while taking bath in a pond in Agya village in Dumariyaganj area yesterday.
