In India, heavy rains since the start of July have killed at least 467 people with many districts in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam states cut off because of flooding. Monsoon toll tops 650 as rains unleash flood fury in South Asia - https://t.co/KH8R9BxwTz pic.twitter.com/bG7nCJONnA — Aaj News Urdu (@aaj_urdu) July 22, 2019In Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, lightning strikes killed 37 people in separate incidents, a disaster management official told AFP. The latest fatalities took the northern state's toll to 228 dead. In Assam, 67 people have perished but the situation was likely to improve with no heavy rains predicted in the coming days. More than 70 people have also died in building collapses in Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh states following substantial rainfalls.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 22, 2019 14:31 UTC