Varanasi, August 1: The water level in river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi has been rising owing to heavy rainfall in the state. According to a tweet by ANI, the water level has gone up considerably and is currently at 65.78 m. The authorities have, however, prohibited boating in the river. Uttar Pradesh has been witnessing incessant rains over the last couple of days. The heavy downpour across the state have triggered an alarming situation for flood or waterlogging in several parts.

According to reports, at least 14 people have been killed and scores have been injured as heavy rainfall, accompanied by lightning hit 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh in the past week. Reports inform that nearly 600 houses have been destroyed in Uttar Pradesh due to heavy rainfall.

According to a PTI report, the Ganga is overflowing in Fatehgarh, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Garhmukteshwar, Fafamau in Allahabad, Varanasi, Ghazipur and Ballia. On the other hand, the Yamuna is rising in Baghpat, Mathura, Agra, Auraiya, Kalpi and Hamirpur, the report said. The Gomti is also rising in Neemsar (Sitapur) and Lucknow, while river Rapti is rising in Siddharthnagar and Gorakhpur.

In the last week, the water level in Yamuna river continued to rise and stayed over the danger mark. On Monday, the river was flowing at 205.78 metres this evening with the danger mark being 204.83 metres, officials said. The rise in water level prompted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to direct officials to make arrangements for the affected people, even as around 10,000 people have been evacuated to safer places.

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