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The River Ganga on Sunday crossed the danger mark in West Bengal, Bihar and neighbouring districts of Uttar Pradesh where Yamuna river is also in spate.
Heavy rainfall has created a flood-like situation in some parts of Rajasthan where six persons have died so far. However, the weather was hot and dry in the national capital and other northern states of Punjab and Haryana.
In UP, Ganga is flowing above the danger mark at Fafamau (Allahabad), Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur and Ballia while Yamuna is flowing above the red mark at Chillaghat (Banda) and Naini (Allahabad) and Mohna (Jalaun).
In Bihar, National and State Disaster Response Force have been deployed and Army has been put on alert as the rising water level of Ganga has created flood like situation in all the districts situated along the banks of the river.
Vast areas in several villages of Malda district in West Bengal have submerged, affecting a population of nearly 20,000.
Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall and created flood like situation in Rajasthan with Baran, Pratapgarh, Chittogarh and Jhalawar districts as the worst affected. The water level in Chambal river in Dholpur crossed the danger mark on Sunday.
Six persons of a family died when a portion of their house collapsed in Baran district of Rajasthan on Saturday.
A total of 33 people were airlifted by Air Force today from two locations in Pratapgarh district while 24 others were airlifted from Baran on Saturday.