Rain Batters UP, Waterlogging Throws Normal Life Out Of Gear — IN PICS

Nineteen people were killed in the past 24 hours as rain lashed Uttar Pradesh, disrupting normal life, particularly in the state’s central region and forcing schools in some places to shut for a day.

Nineteen people were killed in the past 24 hours as rain lashed Uttar Pradesh, disrupting normal life, particularly in the state’s central region and forcing schools in some places to shut for a day.

People wade through a waterlogged road in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district after heavy rainfall. (Source: PTI)

A bus passes through a heavily waterlogged road in the Gomti Nagar area of Lucknow. (Source: PTI)

Flattened crops lay on the ground in the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh following heavy rainfall, on Monday. (Source: PTI)

Residents clear rainwater from their house after heavy downpour, in Lucknow. (Source: PTI)

A heavily waterlogged residential area after downpours in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Monday. (Source: PTI)

An elephant statue damaged after it was struck by lightning, at Ambedkar Park in Lucknow. (Source: PTI)

Workers engaged in repairing a road which was damaged due to heavy rainfall, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Monday. (Source: PTI)

A portion of a road caved in after heavy rainfall, at Ambedkar Park in Lucknow. (Source: PTI)