2022-10-13 Flood in India on 13 October, 2022

Disaster Situation

The flood situation in eastern Uttar Pradesh remained grim.1.3k villages in 18 Uttar Pradesh districts flood-hit, Balrampur has been identified as the worst-hit district with 287 flooded villages, followed by Siddharthnagar with 129 flood-hit villages. Rain-triggered floods have submerged 1,370 villages in 18 districts of Uttar Pradesh, according to data shared by the relief commissioner’s office in Lucknow. On Thursday, Budhi Rapti River eroded the embankments near Shohratgarh inundated over 20 more villages. People familiar with the matter said that 8 lakh cubic litres of water was released in the barrage near Nepal, which would reach Gorakhpur in the next 24 hours, triggering fears among the local residents..According to NDRF officer Gautam Gupta, five relief camps have been set up in the Gorakhpur district. As many as 172 villages are affected by floods, while 22 are marooned. District authorities have sent 170 boats to the inundated villages. (Source: Hindustan Times, Oct 13 edition)