Uttar Pradesh’s flood crisis has intensified, with 3,042 people rescued in a single day and the total number evacuated rising to 16,784. Officials said 23 of the state’s 35 districts are currently affected.
Three people have died in rain-related incidents — 18-month-old Priyansh in Pratapgarh, and Shera, 32, and Suresh, 55, in Amroha’s Gajraula.
The government has deployed 1,499 boats and motorboats and 1,067 medical teams for rescue and relief operations. A total of 1,311 flood shelters have been established, with 201 currently operational. Relief agencies have also assisted in 442 cases of damaged houses, while more than 36,000 livestock have been affected.
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The affected districts include Ayodhya, Ballia, Ghazipur, Gorakhpur, Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Mirzapur, Moradabad, Pilibhit, Prayagraj, Shahjahanpur, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Unnao and Varanasi, among others.
In Chitrakoot, around 150 people were rescued from Chaura village along the Mandakini river. In Ballia, rising Ganga and Saryu levels have affected about 20,500 people. Eighty-three boats are operating there, while thousands of ration kits, medicine kits and cooked-food packets have been distributed. More than 16,600 livestock have been vaccinated, with fodder also supplied.
In Pilibhit, rising Sharda, Deoha and Khakra rivers have inundated several areas. More than two lakh cusecs of water was released from Banbasa into the Sharda, while over 30,000 cusecs was released into the Deoha. Classes from 1 to 8 have been suspended, and the submergence of the Khakra bridge has cut off around 18 villages. Power at a 200-bed medical college was disrupted for more than 34 hours after floodwater entered an underground cable box.
In Lakhimpur Kheri, authorities are working around the clock along the Mohana river, with around a dozen houses in a submerged area being relocated. The Sharda at Palia remains 35 centimetres above the danger mark, while farmland and village roads are inundated.
Relief operations have been expanded, with nearly 69,000 foodgrain packets and more than 3.36 lakh lunch packets distributed. Authorities have also supplied over 5 lakh chlorine tablets and 1.77 lakh ORS packets to help prevent water-borne diseases.
People in vulnerable and low-lying areas have been advised to remain alert and follow instructions from local authorities. In Ghaziabad, a yellow alert remains in force until September 4, with residents urged to avoid waterlogged areas during heavy rain.
