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    Varanasi to Allahabad, UP in the grip of floods

    Over a 100 people have been killed and lakhs are homeless as floods continue to ravage Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. This picture shows an aerial view of a flooded village on the outskirts of Allahabad. (REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash)

    Updated on: Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM IST
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    Over a 100 people have been killed and lakhs are homeless as floods continue to ravage Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. This picture shows an aerial view of a flooded village on the outskirts of Allahabad. (REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    Over a 100 people have been killed and lakhs are homeless as floods continue to ravage Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. This picture shows an aerial view of a flooded village on the outskirts of Allahabad. (REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash)

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    A cremation is performed on the roof of a building overlooking Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi on August 23, as a swollen Ganga submerged the banks of the river. (AFP/Sanjay Kanojia) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    A cremation is performed on the roof of a building overlooking Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi on August 23, as a swollen Ganga submerged the banks of the river. (AFP/Sanjay Kanojia)

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    Flood waters threaten Varanasi as the Ganga continues to rise. This is an aerial view of Domari Rajghat in Varanasi. (Rajesh Kumar / HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    Flood waters threaten Varanasi as the Ganga continues to rise. This is an aerial view of Domari Rajghat in Varanasi. (Rajesh Kumar / HT PHOTO)

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    The Ganga floods a street in Varanasi. As many as 225 villages in UP are also in the grip of the rising river. (Rajesh Kumar / HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    The Ganga floods a street in Varanasi. As many as 225 villages in UP are also in the grip of the rising river. (Rajesh Kumar / HT PHOTO)

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    Two men carry essentials like a gas cylinder to their temporary shelter by a makeshift raft after several areas were flooded in Allahabad. Heavy rainfall in the upper reaches of the country has caused rivers to overflow endangering lives and properties of people along the river Ganges as also in other parts of the country. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    Two men carry essentials like a gas cylinder to their temporary shelter by a makeshift raft after several areas were flooded in Allahabad. Heavy rainfall in the upper reaches of the country has caused rivers to overflow endangering lives and properties of people along the river Ganges as also in other parts of the country. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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    People wait for relief supplies being distributed by helicopter, near Allahabad on August 24. Heavy rains in many parts of northern India have lead to Ganges and Yamuna flooding villages and cities. (AP/Rajesh Kumar Singh) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    People wait for relief supplies being distributed by helicopter, near Allahabad on August 24. Heavy rains in many parts of northern India have lead to Ganges and Yamuna flooding villages and cities. (AP/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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    An Indian Air Force official drops relief materials to people affected by floods in Allahabad. (AP/Rajesh Kumar Singh) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    An Indian Air Force official drops relief materials to people affected by floods in Allahabad. (AP/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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    People wait for relief material being distributed by helicopter near Allahabad. (AP/Rajesh Kumar Singh) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    People wait for relief material being distributed by helicopter near Allahabad. (AP/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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    An Indian Air Force chopper carrying relief material for flood affected villagers at Shankargarh village near Allahabad. (IAF) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    An Indian Air Force chopper carrying relief material for flood affected villagers at Shankargarh village near Allahabad. (IAF)

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    An aerial view of the flooded Shankargarh village in Allahabad on Tuesday. (PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    An aerial view of the flooded Shankargarh village in Allahabad on Tuesday. (PTI)

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    A villager pushes a bicycle as he crosses a flooded road at Naraha on the outskirts of Allahabad on August 24, 2016. (AFP/Sanjay Kanojia) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    A villager pushes a bicycle as he crosses a flooded road at Naraha on the outskirts of Allahabad on August 24, 2016. (AFP/Sanjay Kanojia)

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    Villagers sit on a boat as they are transported to higher ground after their houses were submerged by the Ganga at Mubarakpur on the outskirts of Allahabad. (AFP/Sanjay Kanojia) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    Villagers sit on a boat as they are transported to higher ground after their houses were submerged by the Ganga at Mubarakpur on the outskirts of Allahabad. (AFP/Sanjay Kanojia)

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    Villagers sit on a boat as they are transported to higher ground after their houses were submerged by the Ganga at Mubarakpur on the outskirts of Allahabad. (AFP/Sanjay Kanojia) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    Villagers sit on a boat as they are transported to higher ground after their houses were submerged by the Ganga at Mubarakpur on the outskirts of Allahabad. (AFP/Sanjay Kanojia)

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    Villagers gather to wash their vehicles on a section of the partially flooded National Highway between Varanasi and Kanpur at Kurehar near Allahabad. (AFP/Sanjay Kanojia) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    Villagers gather to wash their vehicles on a section of the partially flooded National Highway between Varanasi and Kanpur at Kurehar near Allahabad. (AFP/Sanjay Kanojia)

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    People on boat, wade through the flooded streets in Allahabad on Tuesday. (PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    People on boat, wade through the flooded streets in Allahabad on Tuesday. (PTI)

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    People distribute food items in flooded area of Salori in Allahabad on Tuesday. (PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    People distribute food items in flooded area of Salori in Allahabad on Tuesday. (PTI)

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    Allahabad: Huts of sadhus submurged in water of River Ganga and Yamuna after water level rose second time in Allahabad on Monday. (PTI) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
    Updated on Aug 25, 2016 12:45 PM

    Allahabad: Huts of sadhus submurged in water of River Ganga and Yamuna after water level rose second time in Allahabad on Monday. (PTI)

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