CWC reports that the Yamuna water level in Delhi has increased slightly and will shortly begin to fall.
Tourists in Uttarakhand
and Himachal Pradesh are stuck as the monsoon hits northern India. Efforts to
save people are underway in the hill states as well as in some areas of the
states of Punjab and Haryana. Approximately 2,000 visitors who had become
trapped in Kasol, Himachal Pradesh, were successfully rescued.
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About 14,000 people
have been relocated from flood-affected areas in Patiala, Rupnagar, Moga,
Ludhiana, and other cities in Punjab. With the six additional fatalities
announced on Wednesday, the death toll in Punjab and Haryana rose to 21.
Within
a 24-hour period ending at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, 12 persons perished in
Uttar Pradesh. The Yamuna River in Delhi reached a new record high on Thursday,
at 208.65 metres. According to the Central Water Commission, the water level is
expected to begin falling on Friday.
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