PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 27 -- 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 of five was having dinner. Mahesh Kumar was injured after being trapped under the debris, while the others escaped unhurt. Mahesh said he had applied several times for a house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana but had not received one. Pratapgarh also reported house collapses, blocked roads and prolonged power cuts amid rain and strong winds. A kutcha house belonging to Ram Karan Harijan in Bibiyakarnpur collapsed around 2 pm on Saturday after remaining damp for two days. No one was inside at the time, officials said. In Amapur village of Patti tehsil, a neem tree fell on a kutcha veranda around 10 am, damaging the structure and household belongings. Officials said no one was injured. A tree fell on the Lalganj-Kalakankar road on Saturday morning, blocking heavy vehicles for several hours. In Lalganj, the kutcha house of Ramesh Kumar Dwivedi in Pure Balbhadra (Lakuri) also collapsed around 1 pm. His family reportedly escaped unhurt. A 75-year-old woman died after a thatched roof collapsed on her while she was milking a cow during rain in Pratapgarh district on Saturday evening. The incident occurred in Raichandpur Pure Ramdev village under Antu police station, officials said. The deceased was identified as Prema Devi, wife of Sundarlal. In Prayagraj, strong winds accompanying rain reportedly flattened standing paddy in several villages. Farmers in Ramnagar, Hulka, Basainpur, Sikti and Khaminiya villages in Meja said paddy nearing harvest had lodged under the impact of strong winds over the past three days. They feared prolonged moisture could cause rotting and fungal infections, affect grain quality and make harvesting difficult. Similar damage was reported from several villages in Nawabganj, where farmers said continuous rain and waterlogging had flattened paddy and increased the risk of fungal disease. Vegetable crops were also affected by excess water. A house belonging to a Dalit man also collapsed amid incessant rain in Tarti village of Holagarh late Friday evening. No one was injured....