Bodies Float Out As Rain Floods Graveyard In UP's Saharanpur
Heavy monsoon rains in Uttar Pradesh caused severe flooding that damaged a local graveyard in Saharanpur, exposing buried remains. Residents are now calling for improved drainage and infrastructure to prevent future incidents.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the vulnerability of local infrastructure to extreme weather events and the resulting social and public health concerns for affected communities.
Days of heavy rain have disrupted life across western Uttar Pradesh, with schools and colleges shut and families told to stay indoors. In Sayyad Majra village, on the Dehradun-Delhi Highway in Saharanpur's Gagalheri area, the rain led to a distressing scene at the local graveyard, where floodwater and soil erosion pushed several bodies out of their graves.Rain over three days caused the ground at the cemetery to cave in at several spots. As water flowed through the graveyard, it damaged a number of graves and uncovered bodies buried beneath, including their burial shrouds.As word spread and people gathered, villagers moved the exposed bodies to safer, dry ground with care. Two social workers, identified as Ashu and Pasha, joined the effort and helped organise the response.
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