According to reports, 10 persons have died in the last 24 hours in flood-related incidents in the state with four deaths occurring in Bahraich where among the victims were two siblings.
The Rapti apart, water levels have also risen in the Ghaghra and Saryu rivers.
Rising water levels has hit road and rail traffic and Shashtra Seema Bal and PAC jawans have been deployed to evacuate people affected by the floods.
According to a Central Water Commission report, after rising menacingly in Kakardhari and Bhinga yesterday, the Rapti has crossed the maximum level in Balrampur and is still rising.
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The Ghaghra is still flowing near danger level at Elgin Bridge in Ayodhya while the Sharda at Paliakalan and the Ghaghra at Ayodhya were flowing above the danger mark.
Two deaths were also reported in Lakhimpur.
Around 250 houses collapsed in Nanpara and Mahsi tehsils of Bahraich, where 2.5 lakh people in 546 hamlets of 103 villages have been affected by the floods. Relief and rescue operations were launched by a 42-member NDRF team after it arrived last evening.
Shah has talked to the BJP units in these states and asked them to immediately start flood relief work. He also extended condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in the floods.