20 August,2016 09:32 AM IST | | Agencies
Incessant rains and rise in river levels of Ganga and Yamuna have led to flooding of many low-lying areas in Allahabad and Varanasi
Lucknow: Incessant rains in many parts of Uttar Pradesh have resulted in floods and rivers including the Ganga and Yamuna continue to be in spate, an official said on Friday.
Submerged houses in flooded Govindpur area in Allahabad. Pic/PTI
The rains and rise in river water has led to submerging of many low lying areas in Allahabad and Varanasi as the water from the Ganga has breached the danger mark, the official said.
"People have been asked to move to safer places," a district official informed while adding that NDRF and PAC personnel have been deployed for rescue operations.
The river has breached the danger mark in the Elgin bridge area and the Ghaghra is flowing 30 cm above the danger mark. More than two dozen houses in the Kayampur area, including a primary school have collapsed floods. All the stairs at Sheetla Ghat in Varanasi have been submerged.
