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Yellow Rain Lashes Uttar Pradesh Village

by Medindia Content Team on Jun 12 2007 6:07 PM

Yellow rain lashed Maqdumpur Qazi village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi District for over a week.

Villagers feel the yellow rains are due to divine displeasure.

The dried up drops dot the concrete floors, roofs and dish antennae across the village.

The villagers are scared that the pungent yellow drops, may be a sign of pending catastrophe or an epidemic.

"The phenomenon is on for the past eight-ten days. It happens between 6.30 to 7.15 pm. Villagers believe that it is a natural calamity. We are definitely going to face problems, " said Rajendra, a villlager.

A team of researchers from Allahabad University has reached the village to investigate the cause of the pale raindrops. Samples have also been sent to a laboratory in Lucknow.

Source-ANI
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