Floods in Varanasi: Monsoon rains are continuing, where floods have worsened the situation. In Kashi, Uttar Pradesh, flood water has completely entered more than 90 villages. The flood crisis has deepened in more than 21 districts of UP. Many rivers of the state are flowing above the danger mark. Many teams have been formed to take the people trapped in the flood to safe places.
So far, more than 6000 people have left their homes and reached safe places due to water entering their houses. Some temporary camps have also been set up by the government. Given the deteriorating situation, the administration is taking updates every moment. You can know in detail below which districts are in danger of floods.
Floods have become a disaster in these districts.
Due to heavy rains in Uttar Pradesh, major rivers including Ganga, Yamuna and Betwa are flowing above the danger mark at many places. Ganga River is above the danger mark in Varanasi, Mirzapur, Ghazipur and Ballia, and water has entered the houses. Yamuna is flowing above the red mark in Auraiya, Kalpi, Hamirpur, Prayagraj and Banda.
Betwa river is also flowing above the danger mark in Hamirpur. Flood has become a disaster in Varanasi, Prayagraj, Jalaun, Auraiya, Hamirpur, Mirzapur and Kanpur Dehat, which are among the flood-affected districts. Flood has also worsened the situation in Ballia, Banda, Etawah, Fatehpur, Kanpur Nagar and Chitrakoot.
SituaThe situationened in Kashi.
Heavy rains on Wednesday in many parts of Kashi have further increased the water level. All 84 ghats of Kashi, dozens of mohallas and hundreds of villages were submerged due to the flood after the rain. According to a media report, the flood situation remains bad in three tehsils, 28 mohallas and wards and 90 villages of Varanasi.
More than 8000 farmers have been affected by the floods. Due to heavy rains in Prayagraj for the last few days, the water level of the Ganga and Yamuna has been recorded above the danger mark of 84.73 cm. Due to this, more than 60 settlements in the city have been hit by floods.