Ganga rises in Varanasi; streets submerged and waterlogged | In pictures
Heavy rainfall over the past three days has pushed the Ganga in Varanasi to warning levels, flooding ghats and nearby residential areas.
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Varanasi's popular Namo Ghat along the Ganga, stands flooded following intense monsoons in the city.(Niharika Kulkarni/AFP)
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A young boy carries his schoolbag on his head and the other paddles his bicycle as the two wade their way through a waterlogged street in Varanasi.(PTI)
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People stand amid waist-high water as commuter rides his motorcycle through a street swollen with floodwater in Varanasi on August 3.(PTI)
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A boat remains pegged over a submerged ghat in Varanasi after intense floods battered the area.(Rajesh Kumar/HT)
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