Ballia: Two children drowned in a water-filled pit in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday in Naraingarh village in Reoti area when the two brothers-- Lakhan (5) and Nirhu (10) were playing near the pit, police said.

In another incident, a woman celebrating her birthday art Kohoj Fort to celebrate allegedly drowned in floodwaters while her friends survived by holding on to the roots of a tree. The incident took place Kohoj fort situated at Vaghote village near Wada in Palghar district on Tuesday. The deceased identified as Pinkel Shah was a resident of Borivli and had visited with her friends Virendra Ghorpode, Akash Char, Alan Alvin and Shloka Patade to celebrate her birthday.