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Floods Kill Two, Leave Two Missing Across Uttar Pradesh
Heavy rain caused floods in many parts of Uttar Pradesh.
Two people died when a mud wall collapsed in Sitapur.
Two girls went missing after being swept away in the Ganga in Ghazipur.
About 20,000 people were affected by flooding in Ballia.
The Ganga also flooded streets in Varanasi, where boats carried people through some lanes.
Cremations had to be moved because the usual riverbank sites were underwater.
The Mandakini River rose very high in Chitrakoot and damaged a bridge.
Rescue teams, boats and helicopters helped move people to safer places.
Some schools and train services were closed because of the water and rain.
Heavy rain and rising rivers killed two people in Sitapur and left two teenage girls missing in Ghazipur.
Flooding affected about 20,000 people in Ballia, where 47 boats were deployed and relief supplies distributed.
The Ganga crossed its warning level in Varanasi, flooding lanes and forcing cremations to move from inundated ghats.
The Mandakini rose about four metres above the danger mark in Chitrakoot, damaging a bridge and prompting evacuations.
Flooding also disrupted schools, train services and border villages, while rescue teams and helicopters assisted affected residents.
- Who
- Residents of several Uttar Pradesh districts, including two people killed in Sitapur and two girls missing in Ghazipur, were affected; government rescue and relief teams responded.
- What
- Heavy rain, rising rivers and local flooding caused deaths, disappearances, evacuations, property damage and disruptions to transport, schools and cremations.
- Where
- Affected areas included Sitapur, Ghazipur, Ballia, Varanasi, Chitrakoot, Lakhimpur Kheri, Mirzapur and Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The flooding and emergency operations were reported on Tuesday, with some closures and suspensions continuing Wednesday or until further orders.
- Why
- Continuous rain and rising river and reservoir levels caused flooding, while water seepage, erosion and an embankment breach worsened conditions in some locations.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Nekram, 32, and his five-year-old niece Lakshmi died when a mud wall collapsed in Sitapur.
- Missing
- Mahi Singh, 16, and Mahima Singh, 14, were swept away while bathing in the Ganga in Ghazipur.
- Ballia impact
- Flooding affected around 20,000 people, and 47 boats were deployed for relief and movement.
- Ganga in Varanasi
- The river reached 70.28 metres, above the 70.26-metre warning level but below the 71.262-metre danger mark.
- Chitrakoot flooding
- The Mandakini was flowing around four metres above the danger mark.
- Relief supplies
- Ballia officials distributed 6,110 ration kits, 33,411 medicine kits and 81,300 cooked-food packets.
- Transport and school disruption
- Schools were closed in parts of Lakhimpur Kheri and Sonbhadra, while train services on the Mailani-Nanpara section were suspended.
Quotes
Mangla Prasad Singh
Ballia district magistrate discussing preparedness in villages along the Ganga
“All our teams are on alert”
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Sources
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