Monsoon Fury: Floods, Rising Rivers and Dam Releases Trigger Crisis Across Several States

Heavy
mo soo
ai
is
wo se i g
flood
a d
wate loggi g
co ditio s
ac oss
seve al
pa ts
of
I dia,
with
swolle
ive s,
subme ged
oads,
damaged
homes
a d
isi g
wate
levels
c eati g
f esh
challe ges
fo
eside ts
a d
autho ities.
F om
Madhya
P adesh
a d
Utta
P adesh
to
Jammu
a d
Kashmi
a d
Assam,
co ti uous
ai fall
has
dis upted
o mal
life
a d
aised
co ce s
ove
fu the
floodi g.
I
Madhya
P adesh& squo;s
Di do i,
ele tless
ai
has
pushed
ive s
a d
st eams
i to
spate,
while
the
isi g
Na mada
has
become
a
majo
co ce .
Seve al
oads
a e
epo tedly
subme ged
above
da ge
levels.
A
isky
sce e
was
wit essed
o
the
Shahpu a-Niwash
oute,
whe e
a
bus
d ive
attempted
to
c oss
a
flooded
st etch
despite
a
st o g
wate
cu e t,
aisi g
se ious
safety
co ce s.
Floodwate s
have
also
made
it
difficult
to
disti guish
oads,
d ai s
a d
low-lyi g
a eas
i
pa ts
of
Di do i.
I
Pu e,
Maha asht a,
a
sepa ate
i cide t
i volvi g
a
youth
attempti g
to
take
a
selfie
ea
a
deep
go ge
e ded
i
a
da ge ous
fall.
He
epo tedly
became
t apped
o
a
ock
a d
was
subseque tly
escued
by
local
people.
I
Jammu
a d
Kashmi & squo;s
Kishtwa ,
gates
of
the
Dulhasti
powe
p oject
have
bee
ope ed,
with
officials
wa i g
that
the
Che ab
Rive
could
ise
by
a ou d
two
to
th ee
met es.
People
livi g
ea
the
ive
have
bee
advised
to
mai tai
a
safe
dista ce
f om
the
wate .
Utta
P adesh
is
also
faci g
se ious
weathe – elated
dis uptio .
I
Fa ukhabad,
st o g
cu e ts
a d
e osio
alo g
the
Ga ga
have
epo tedly
damaged
o
swept
away
21
houses
i
Madhia
village,
leavi g
othe
homes
at
isk.
I
Bij o ,
heavy
ai fall
has
i u dated
ag icultu al
fields
a d
seve al
eside tial
a eas.
Wate
has
epo tedly
e te ed
a
police
outpost,
while
co ectivity
betwee
mo e
tha
six
villages
a d
the
city
has
bee
dis upted.

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