Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Heavy Rain in Varanasi Leaves Five Dead, Disrupts City
Heavy rain fell on Varanasi overnight.
Many streets and places became flooded.
Five people died in separate rain-related accidents.
Two people were electrocuted while doing decoration work.
Another man died after touching a water cooler switch.
A wall also fell and buried a couple.
Water from the Ganga rose onto nearby ghats.
Boats were stopped, and some ceremonies were moved to higher places.
Heavy rain since Monday night caused widespread waterlogging across Varanasi.
Five people died in separate incidents involving electrocution and a collapsed wall.
Two men died after being electrocuted while decorating a house in Sigra.
A man died after receiving an electric shock while switching on a water cooler.
Rising Ganga waters halted boat operations and disrupted cremations and the Ganga Aarti.
- Who
- Five people, including a couple and three men, died in separate rain-related incidents.
- What
- Heavy rain caused flooding, electrocutions, a fatal wall collapse, and disruptions along the Ganga.
- When
- The rain began on Monday night, and officials reported the deaths on Tuesday.
- Where
- Varanasi, including Sigra, Chetganj, Manduadih Industrial Estate, and several Ganga ghats.
- Why
- The incidents and disruptions were caused by heavy rainfall, waterlogging, and rising Ganga water levels.
- Deaths
- Five people died in separate rain-related incidents.
- Rainfall
- Heavy rain lashed Varanasi from Monday night.
- Electrocution victims
- Salimuddin, 45, and his son Anees, 17, died during decoration work; Triloki Modanwal, 50, died after an electric shock from a water cooler.
- Wall collapse
- A house wall collapsed in Manduadih Industrial Estate, killing a couple from Bihar.
- Ganga impact
- Water reached the Harishchandra and Manikarnika ghats.
- Religious activities
- Cremations moved to upper steps and rooftops, while the Ganga Aarti was held on a rooftop.
- Boat operations
- The administration prohibited boat operations in the Ganga.