In pics: Over 5 lakh people in 1,243 UP villages affected by floods, rescue operations underway
Over five lakh people in 1,243 villages of Uttar Pradesh have been affected by floods. Relief and rescue teams have been deployed to assist the people. An average of 13.1 mm rainfall was recorded in the state in the past 24 hours.
"Eleven districts including Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Basti, Gonda, Sultanpur, Shrawasti, Lucknow, Raebareli and Fatehpur received rainfall of over 25 mm or more in the past 24 hours", officials said.(PTI)
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A man walks on a makeshift bamboo bridge between inundated houses following the flooding of River Ganges, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. (AP)
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National Disaster Response Force personnel evacuate residents from inundated houses following the flooding of River Ganges, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on August 12. (AP)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
