Perilous Times and Climate Change
Pakistan Flood situation worsens, 177 more villages washed away
BAREILLY(UP): The flood situation worsened further in the western
districts of Uttar Pradesh with the death of four more persons in rain
related incidents even as around 177 villages of Bareilly, Badaun,
Pilibhit and Shahajanpur were inundated.
Meanwhile, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has arrived here to
undertake an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas, officials said.
"The Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who this morning undertook a tour
of flood and cloudburst hit areas of Uttarakhand where 60 people have
died and thousands rendered homeless in the past few days, will conduct
an aerial survey of Bareilly, Moradabad and Rampur," they said.
With the release of 40,000 cusecs water from Kalagarh dam, river
Ramganga has swelled further submerging 177 villages of Bareilly
division, officials said.
Four persons have died in flood-related incidents in the region, they
said.
The National Highway 24, connecting Delhi with Lucknow, and
Bareilly-Badaun road remained closed due to which several vehicles were
stranded.
Narain bridge on the Kiccha river has been washed away by strong water
current.
Akashwani and Doordarshan centres in Bareilly have also been hit by
flood, they said.
Meanwhile, in Muzaffarnagar, the Pauri-Delhi National Highway has been
closed for traffic due to floods.
Both, the rivers Ganga and Solani were flowing above the danger mark in
the district.
People in Maglispur Tofir, Sitabpuri, Maharajnagar, Khernagar Hasanpur
Aluwala, Chuhapur, Reharwa, Ahmad Wala, villages have been evacuated by
the PAC jawans to safer places.