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In Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district, heavy rainfall in Nepal triggered a sudden rise in the water level of the Narayani River, leading to a major embankment breach that submerged homes and villages. The local administration advised residents within a ten-kilometre radius to evacuate, forcing many families to move to safer locations with their essential belongings. Several people living near the riverbanks were rescued using ropes. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conducted an aerial review of the flood-affected areas. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, and local police remain deployed on the ground, carrying out ongoing rescue operations across affected sites.

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00:00Now let's look at how in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar, the Narayani River surged after heavy rainfall in Nepal,
00:07breaching an embankment and inundating homes and villages.
00:11Now with rescue operations underway, families are being evacuated to safety
00:16as the administration and disaster response teams battle the rising waters.
00:21Take a look at how the flood fury has impacted the region in this report.
00:34Flood fury in Uttar Pradesh has left the state in ruins.
00:41The Kushinagar district in particular is submerged in floodwaters.
00:46After heavy rainfall in Nepal, a sudden rise was recorded in the water level of the Narayani River.
00:54Several people living near the river areas were rescued with the help of ropes,
00:58while multiple houses got submerged after the river breached a major embankment.
01:05The administration advised residents living in a 10-kilometer radius to evacuate the area.
01:23Many families were forced to move to safer locations, carrying whatever essential belongings they could save.
01:29Many people fled from here, but many of them were so much, they couldn't save them.
01:35If the villages are in the corner, there was no damage to the area, there was no damage to the
01:39area.
01:40But the villages were in the middle of the river, they could understand that there was a lot of water
01:44coming up.
01:47There was a lot of water coming up.
01:48There was a lot of awareness in the moment, when it was full of water coming up.
01:51And the water coming up, the water coming up.
02:07Chief Minister Yogi Aditana took immediate cognizance of the situation
02:10and conducted an aerial review of the affected areas.
02:51The
02:56NDRF, SDRF and police teams continue to remain deployed on the ground.
03:00Their rescue teams are also carrying out operations in several locations.
03:04Bureau Report, India Today.

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