Lucknow, Sept 13: Flood situation in parts of
Uttar Pradesh continued to be grim with a swollen Ganga and
incessant rains wreaking havoc in Varanasi and Mirzapur
claiming 49 lives since yesterday taking the toll to 181 this
monsoon.
Ganga has inundated large areas of eastern UP, with
Varanasi and Mirzapur districts the worst-affected, forcing
the closure of National Highway and affecting rail services.
Army is engaged in relief and rescue operations in these
areas.
Continuous rainfall coupled with house collapse and
lightning in different parts of the state have claimed 49
lives in the past 24 hours, official sources said adding the
toll in the state mounted to 181 even as the authorities
confirmed 143 deaths.
While 18 people were killed in Etah, seven each were
killed in Hardoi and Firozabad, six in Mainpuri, five in
Farrukhabad and three each in Varanasi and Fatehpur, reports
said.
The Relief Commissioner, A K Singh said here that the
breach in the Mahuval-Garhwal embankment in Azamgarh was
plugged with the help of army and affected people shifted to
safer places.
The number of districts affected by floods has gone upto
33 with as many as 1168 villages marooned in flood waters,
official sources said.
Bureau Report
