Rain wreaks havoc in Kanpur as areas flooded; two drown

Kanpur | Wednesday | 1st August, 2018

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"There was no precautionary sign placed there. KANPUR: A three-year-old child lost his life after falling into an open manhole in Sujanpur area under the limits of Panki police station in UP's Kanpur district on Tuesday evening.The residents claimed that the manhole was open and not visible due to flooded water. You better ask the KMC people," he said.Meanwhile, the victim's family members said, "KMC people are responsible for Ansh's death. They rushed him to Lala Lajpat Rai hospital , where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. "Elsewhere, Harishchandra (50), a resident of Basheerganj, an employee of Kanpur Municipal Corporation, drowned when rain water entered his house on Tuesday evening.The incident came to light after locals visited his house and found his body floating on the water surface..