MP, UP HIT BY FLOODS
In Delhi, Yamuna flowing close to warning mark
Highest rainfall in Aug in 44 yrs
Several areas in MP were inundated following torrential rains in the state, while in UP 792 villages in 16 districts were affected by floods on Saturday.
In Odisha, 44 of the Hirakud Dam's 64 sluice gates have been opened since Friday due to heavy rainfall in the Mahanadi's catchment areas in Chhattisgarh. The nation has received the highest rainfall in the month of August in the last 44 years, as per data of the India Met Dept (IMD), which has issued a red alert forecasting more extremely heavy rains in many areas of MP.
In Delhi, the Yamuna was flowing precariously close to the warning mark in the morning, but the water level is expected to recede, officials said. "The water level was recorded at 204.23 metres at the Old Railway Bridge at 10 am. It was 204.41 metres at 5 pm on Friday and 203.77 metres at 10 am on Thursday," an official of the irrigation and flood control department said.
In MP, torrential rains over the last 2 days triggered flood in districts — Hoshangabad, — where the Army and the NDRF were roped in to rescue people. Sehore and Chhindwara also continued to be lashed by heavy rains. Severe waterlogging in Guj Parts of Gujarat witnessed severe waterlogging after heavy monsoon rainfall. Visuals from Gajarawadi in Vadodara showed several kaccha houses inundated by rainwater as residents waded through it with their possessions in hand.