Torrential monsoon rains kill 59 in northern India

Hindu devotees take shelter from the rain under a tree in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. A heavy spell of retreating monsoon rains has flooded wide areas in northern India, killing dozens of people this week, an official said Saturday. Sandhaya Kureel, a spokeswoman of the Disaster Management and Relief Department, said most of the 59 fatalities were caused by house collapses, lightning and drowning in Uttar Pradesh state. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Boys play in the rain on a flooded street in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. A heavy spell of retreating monsoon rains has flooded wide areas in northern India, killing dozens of people this week, an official said Saturday. Sandhaya Kureel, a spokeswoman of the Disaster Management and Relief Department, said most of the 59 fatalities were caused by house collapses, lightning and drowning in Uttar Pradesh state. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Hindu devotees return home in the rain in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. A heavy spell of retreating monsoon rains has flooded wide areas in northern India, killing dozens of people this week, an official said Saturday. Sandhaya Kureel, a spokeswoman of the Disaster Management and Relief Department, said most of the 59 fatalities were caused by house collapses, lightning and drowning in Uttar Pradesh state. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Children play in floodwaters in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. A heavy spell of retreating monsoon rains has flooded wide areas in northern India, killing dozens of people this week, an official said Saturday. Sandhaya Kureel, a spokeswoman of the Disaster Management and Relief Department, said most of the 59 fatalities were caused by house collapses, lightning and drowning in Uttar Pradesh state. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

A boy runs past an elephant wading in floodwaters in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. A heavy spell of retreating monsoon rains has flooded wide areas in northern India, killing dozens of people this week, an official said Saturday. Sandhaya Kureel, a spokeswoman of the Disaster Management and Relief Department, said most of the 59 fatalities were caused by house collapses, lightning and drowning in Uttar Pradesh state. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

People wade through floodwaters in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. A heavy spell of retreating monsoon rains has flooded wide areas in northern India, killing dozens of people this week, an official said Saturday. Sandhaya Kureel, a spokeswoman of the Disaster Management and Relief Department, said most of the 59 fatalities were caused by house collapses, lightning and drowning in Uttar Pradesh state. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)