Wading Through Floodwaters For Safety, Ghat Submerged As Ganga Level Surges: UP Flood In Pics

Prayagraj residents wade through floodwaters with their belongings to move to safer ground as Ganga’s water level surges. Many rivers, including Ganga, Yamuna, Sharda and Ghaghra, breached the danger mark across different parts of UP following heavy rains over the past few days. (Photo: PTI)

Ganga is flowing above the danger mark in Kachhla Bridge (Budaun); Yamuna in Auraiya, Kalpi, Jalaun, and Hamirpur; Sharda river in Palliakalan and Sharda Nagar (Lakhimpur Kheri); Ghaghra river in Elgin Bridge (Barabanki) and Ayodhya, the UP relief commissioner reported. (Photo: PTI)

Floodwaters enter a home in Prayagraj. (Photo: PTI)

In Prayagraj, the authorities deployed boats to evacuate people from villages in low-lying areas. (Photo: PTI)

People bathe in Ganga floodwaters following heavy rains, in Prayagraj. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given instructions to deploy NDRF, SDRF and other rescue teams as per requirement in the flood-affected areas. (Photo: PTI)