Delhi Families Forced To Evacuate As Yamuna Swells, Homes And Markets Go Underwater: PICS

Heavy rain in Delhi has swelled the Yamuna, raising the water level above the danger mark and inundating homes and markets in low-lying area. The rising water level has forced families to evacuate.

Thousands of families evacuated from Delhi's low-lying areas as water level in Yamuna continues to rise due to heavy rains.

Streets turned into streams and bustling marketplaces into pools of murky water on Wednesday as the Yamuna River continued to rise in the national capital. Image: PTI

At 1 pm, the river was flowing at 207 metres, prompting authorities to evacuate vulnerable neighbourhoods and shut the Old Railway Bridge for traffic. Image: PTI

In Majnu ka Tila, usually buzzing with shoppers, silence hung over the lanes after floodwater gushed in. Image: PTI

Thousands of residents in low-lying areas of Delhi scrambled to save their homes and belongings. Image: PTI

In Madanpur Khadar, families whose jhuggis were swallowed by the flood are now living under old plastic sheets strung along the roadside. Image: PTI

Families survived on biscuits and buns, told one resident to news agency PTI. Elderly parents were carried through waist-deep water, while children and pets huddled in roadside tents. Image: PTI