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As the flood situation has worsened in eastern Uttar Pradesh following incessant rains since the past one week, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed all District Magistrates of the affected districts to speed up relief and rescue operations within the next 12 hours.

Five districts of Uttar Pradesh are facing flood-like situation after continuous rise of water level in the Ganga, Yamuna, Betwa, Chambal, Ghagra and Sharda rivers.

The affected districts are Ballia, Ghazipur, Auraiyya, Jalaun and Hamirpur. Varanasi and Allahabad were also witnessing water logging.