PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 26 -- Incessant rain and strong winds disrupted normal life across Prayagraj, Pratapgarh and Kaushambi over the past two days, damaging houses, uprooting trees, disrupting power supply and flattening standing paddy crops.

In Kaushambi, around 35 people from nine dilapidated houses were shifted to safer locations as a precaution. Sirathu SDM Pramesh Srivastava visited Atsarai, Saini and Thulgula villages late Friday night to inspect vulnerable structures. Residents were moved to panchayat bhawans and village secretariats, while officials were directed to ensure food, drinking water, electricity and other basic facilities.

In Ajhuha Nagar Panchayat, a kutcha house in Ward 1 collapsed around 8 pm on Friday while a family o...