Flood situation in Uttar Pradesh continues to be grim as the Ganga in the eastern and central parts and rivers Sharda, Ghagra and Kyano have inundated hundreds of villages.
Toll in the floods and rain-related incidents in the State has gone up to 135 with two more deaths reported from Gorakhpur. The floods have affected around one million people in over 80 tehsils of 15 districts in the State.
The deluge condition has thrown normal life out of gear in the flood-hit districts. Heavy to moderate rainfalls in the State has also deteriorated the situation in several districts.
Report from Gorakhpur said overflowing Kayona river has inundated 90 villages of which 41 were totally marooned.
In Sitapur too, out of the 160 villages affected by the floods, 32 are marooned. In Barabanki, 53 village are submerged by Ghagra while in Basti it is 41.
According to Central Water Commission, the Ganga is near the red mark at Fatehgarh, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat and Kanpur and was rising steadily. People living in the low lying areas have been shifted to safer places.