Uttar Pradesh, battling floods which have claimed 76 lives, is now facing the threat of an epidemic. The danger of diseases spreading has increased in the flood-affected areas.
Six have died in flood-related incidents in Balrampur district, three in Bahraich and two each in Barabanki and Ballia districts in the past 24 hours , officials said. More than 500,000 people in 227 villages have been affected due to the flood in Bahraich district, where relief and rescue work is being carried out by National Disaster Response Force, Provincial Armed Constabulary, Sashastra Seema Bal, police, revenue employees and voluntary organisations, a report from Bahraich said.
Diseases have started spreading in the affected areas. Medical teams have been deployed.
In Shravasti, around 100,000 people in more than 144 villages are affected due to floods and crop in 8,000-hectare area has been destroyed. Special team has been constituted to assess loss of lives, property and animals.
Breach along side the river has started in half-a-dozen villages in Bhinga and Ikauna tehsils even as the water level has started receding.
According to report from Balrampur district, several villages have been marooned in Tulsipur, Utraula and Balrampur tehsils, even though water has started receding.
Report from Siddharth Nagar said 139,000 cusec water was released from Rapti dam on Nepal border in Shravasti district as a result Rapti, which had already swelled, was flowing five feet above the danger mark. Ghaghra was also overflowing. In Barabanki, two more persons were reportedly died in flood-related incidents. was still flowing more than one meter above the danger mark at Elgin Bridge.
Around 80,000 people in 100 villages in Ramnagar, Sirauli Gauspur and Ramsnehighat tehsils were affected due to flood.
Breach was reported at four places in Ranipur-Alinagar embankment in Bahlolpur after which District Magistrate Yogeshwar Ram Mishra has reached the spot and repairing work has been started.
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE
| 6 persons dead in Balrampur, three in Bahraich and two each in Barabanki and Ballia districts in UP
| More than 500,000 persons in 227 villages have been affected in Bahraich district
| Relief and rescue work being carried out by NDRF, PAC, SSB, police, revenue employees and voluntary organisations
| Flood-affected areas have been divided into 19 sectors; around 200 community kitchens have been set up
| 139,000 cusecs of water released from the Rapti dam on Nepal border in Shravasti district as a result of which Rapti river has started swelling
Six have died in flood-related incidents in Balrampur district, three in Bahraich and two each in Barabanki and Ballia districts in the past 24 hours , officials said. More than 500,000 people in 227 villages have been affected due to the flood in Bahraich district, where relief and rescue work is being carried out by National Disaster Response Force, Provincial Armed Constabulary, Sashastra Seema Bal, police, revenue employees and voluntary organisations, a report from Bahraich said.
Diseases have started spreading in the affected areas. Medical teams have been deployed.
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District Magistrate Satyendra Singh said with three more deaths, the toll due to flood-related incidents has reached 32. He said financial assistance of Rs 1.5 lakh has been given to the relatives of the victims and two special helicopters of the air force were assisting in relief and rescue work. Singh said the flood-affected area has been divided into 19 sectors and 200 community kitchens have been set up.
In Shravasti, around 100,000 people in more than 144 villages are affected due to floods and crop in 8,000-hectare area has been destroyed. Special team has been constituted to assess loss of lives, property and animals.
Breach along side the river has started in half-a-dozen villages in Bhinga and Ikauna tehsils even as the water level has started receding.
According to report from Balrampur district, several villages have been marooned in Tulsipur, Utraula and Balrampur tehsils, even though water has started receding.
Report from Siddharth Nagar said 139,000 cusec water was released from Rapti dam on Nepal border in Shravasti district as a result Rapti, which had already swelled, was flowing five feet above the danger mark. Ghaghra was also overflowing. In Barabanki, two more persons were reportedly died in flood-related incidents. was still flowing more than one meter above the danger mark at Elgin Bridge.
Around 80,000 people in 100 villages in Ramnagar, Sirauli Gauspur and Ramsnehighat tehsils were affected due to flood.
Breach was reported at four places in Ranipur-Alinagar embankment in Bahlolpur after which District Magistrate Yogeshwar Ram Mishra has reached the spot and repairing work has been started.
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE
| 6 persons dead in Balrampur, three in Bahraich and two each in Barabanki and Ballia districts in UP
| More than 500,000 persons in 227 villages have been affected in Bahraich district
| Relief and rescue work being carried out by NDRF, PAC, SSB, police, revenue employees and voluntary organisations
| Flood-affected areas have been divided into 19 sectors; around 200 community kitchens have been set up
| 139,000 cusecs of water released from the Rapti dam on Nepal border in Shravasti district as a result of which Rapti river has started swelling