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Uttar Pradesh Floods Leave 26 Districts Affected, 17,544 Evacuated
Flooding affected 26 districts in Uttar Pradesh.
About 3.53 lakh people were affected.
More than 17,500 people were moved to safer places.
Nearly 4,900 people were staying in special shelters.
The government sent boats, medical teams and emergency workers to help.
Food, medicine, clean-water tablets and animal fodder were distributed.
More than 45,000 animals were affected, but no animal deaths were reported.
In Ghazipur, rescuers saved 12 shepherds and more than 2,000 sheep from an island.
In Chitrakoot, the Mandakini River went down after reaching a higher level earlier.
Around 3.53 lakh people have been affected by floods across 26 Uttar Pradesh districts.
The state government said 17,544 people were evacuated and 4,847 were staying in relief shelters.
Authorities established 1,312 shelters and deployed 1,697 boats, 1,068 medical teams and 1,634 flood outposts.
No deaths or livestock fatalities were reported, although more than 45,000 animals were affected.
Rescue teams saved 12 shepherds and over 2,000 sheep stranded near Ghazipur as the Ganga rose.
- Who
- Residents and livestock in 26 flood-affected Uttar Pradesh districts; state authorities, police, rescue teams and local boatmen conducted relief and rescue operations.
- What
- Flooding affected around 3.53 lakh people, prompting the evacuation of 17,544 people and the deployment of shelters, boats and medical teams.
- Where
- Across 26 Uttar Pradesh districts, including Chitrakoot and Ghazipur; the Ghazipur rescue took place near Duhia Saraiya and Dadri Ghat.
- When
- The government reported the situation on Friday, September 4; the Mandakini River's peak was recorded on August 29.
- Why
- Flooding and rising river levels affected villages and stranded people and animals, requiring evacuations and emergency assistance.
Key facts
- People affected
- Around 3.53 lakh
- People evacuated
- 17,544
- People in relief shelters
- 4,847
- Relief shelters
- 1,312 across the state
- Animals affected
- More than 45,000, with no livestock deaths reported
- Relief supplies
- 72,897 food packets, 3,67,551 lunch packets, over 5.52 lakh chlorine tablets and 1.87 lakh ORS packets
- Chitrakoot river level
- The Mandakini receded to 128 metres from a peak of 135.20 metres
Sources
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