Lucknow: On Thursday morning, Most parts of Uttar Pradesh woke up to heavy rains while the weather office announced that more heavy showers were in store. The present weather conditions would continue till the weekend and it would get sunny only after Sunday, according to the Met Department. The rainfall, the Department said, has been triggered by a western disturbance over the Himalayas and a moisture feed from the Bay of Bengal.

While on Wednesday the rains that started, are continuing in Lucknow, Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Balrampur, Gonda, Bahraich, Shrawasti, Hardoi and Lakhimpur. Intermittent rains will occur throughout the day in Ambedkarnagar, Lucknow, Sitapur, Gonda and Barabanki, the Department said. 

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The rains have disrupted normal life at many places as school going children have been stranded at many places. The attendance in some schools has dropped. 

It’s result as more than a dozen trains were delayed including the Archana Express, Jan Sadharan Express, New Delhi-Jalpaiguri Express, Rajdhani Express and the Swatantrata Senani Express. Meanwhile, four persons have been injured in rain-related incidents across the state, including an 11-year-old who was struck by lightning in Hardoi. Vehicular traffic has also been hit and the speed of vehicles on major highways has slowed down.