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Unseasonal storms leave 111 dead in Uttar Pradesh
A powerful storm and heavy rain struck several districts of Uttar Pradesh on May 13-14, 2026, resulting in at least 111 fatalities. Officials reported widespread damage, injuries, and livestock losses, triggering relief and rescue efforts and prompting calls for swift aid and compensation.
Why It Matters
The disaster highlights the human and material cost of unseasonal extreme weather in northern India and underscores the need for rapid relief, risk communication, and recovery planning.
Timeline
2 Events
May 14, 2026 – Official casualty and damage update from Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner
May 14, 2026
The U.P. Relief Commissioner’s office reported at least 111 deaths across 26 districts, 72 injuries, 170 livestock losses, and damage to 227 houses. Four deaths were recorded in each of the districts of Barabanki, Bahraich, Kanpur Dehat, Basti, Sambhal, Hardoi, and Unnao. The situation was described as being monitored by State Relief Commissioner Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod. Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav urged immediate relief and rescue efforts, free treatment for the injured, food and water access, temporary shelter, and timely assessment of losses with compensation.
May 13, 2026 – Bareilly district storm captured in video
May 13, 2026
Videos of the extreme weather went viral, including one showing a man being hurled into the air during a powerful thunderstorm in Bareilly district on May 13. The man was taking shelter under a tin shed amid heavy rain and strong winds when the storm reportedly ripped off the structure, throwing both the shed and the man several feet into the air before he crashed to the ground and sustained minor injuries.