Thousands displaced as Yamuna floods homes in Delhi-NCR

Using boats in some areas and wading through kneedeep water in others National Disaster Response Force NDRF personnel rescued people stranded in flooded regions including some in relief camps that were inundated due to the rising Yamuna levelsAt some places in Yamuna Bazar and Mayur Vihar Phase I it was a double whammy for people They had to leave their homes due to flooding and then shift to shelters at government schools after the tents were also inundated Visuals from the area showed NDRF personnel wading through the Yamuna waters using tractors and trolleys to move stranded residents and even cattle to safer placesThe NDRF has so far evacuated around 1150 people since Tuesday including children women and the elderly officials said According to the revenue department 8018 people have been moved to tents while 2030 have been shifted to 13 permanent shelters across DelhiNCRThe Gautam Buddh Nagar administration rescued more than 3800 people and 1471 cattle from floodaffected villages in Jewar and Sadar tehsils as the Yamuna river swelled after the release of water from Haryanarsquos Hathni Kund barrage Authorities have set up relief camps deployed disaster response teams and launched community kitchens to provide food and medical care to those displaced55 families rescuedAt least 55 families were rescued from a floodaffected village in Ghaziabad district The rescued families are from Badarpur village situated on the banks of the Yamuna in the Loni subdivision Additional District Magistrate Finance Saurabh Bhatt said ldquoArrangements for food including milk for infants have been made for the rescued familiesrdquo Bhatt said adding that camps have been set up for villagers though many are reluctant to move to themYamuna water levelThe water level in the Yamuna river at Delhirsquos Old Railway Bridge stood at 20731 metres at 8 am on Friday a day after reaching the seasonrsquos highest at 20748 metres According to official data the level stood at 20735 metres at 6 am and receded to 20733 metres at 7 am The water is likely to recede further during the day officials saidThe flood bulletin issued by authorities on Wednesday morning said that the level was likely to be at 20715 metres by 8 pm and was likely to continue the downward trend The river has unleashed fury in lowlying areas in the last few days submerging homes displacing people and affecting businessesOld Railway Bridge is the floodforecasting station for Delhi The district authorities have cautioned people against venturing out into the swollen river for swimming boating or recreational purposes950 people rescued in Jammu amp KashmirA total of 283 houses were damaged and 950 people evacuated following heavy rains flash floods and landslides in Jammu and Kashmirrsquos Ramban district officials said on Thursday The district suffered damage to 84 roads 98 water supply schemes and 71 power feeders due to continuous rains they addedRescue ops underway in a flooded area in JampKrsquos Ramban PICPTIldquoDue to incessant rainfall a sudden cloudburst triggered landslides and flash floods at Drubla village of Rajgarh tehsil causing damage to roads and other infrastructurerdquo Ramban Deputy Commissioner Alyas Khan saidThe details of the damage caused by rains and landslides were released by Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday Khan said four people were killed in the Drubla cloudburst a woman is missing while one person sustained injuriesldquoA total of 283 houses were damaged mdash fully severely or partially Around 950 people have been evacuated and shifted to safer placesrdquo he said He said of the 182 roads 75 were initially affected or closed and 55 of those restoredThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptions keyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728paramsatOptions keyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params