Rain wreaks havoc, UP and Bihar reel under floodwaters

The water level in the Ganga crossed the danger mark in Varanasi on Saturday, inundating agricultural and residential areas (AP Photo)

Floodwaters surround houses on the banks of the river Ganga following heavy monsoon rains in Prayagraj (AP Photo)

The district administration, in a statement, said that 18 municipal wards and more than 80 villages have been affected by the floods in Varanasi (AP Photo)

National Disaster Response Force personnel distribute food packets and flood relief material to the flood-affected people in Prayagraj (PTI Photo)

Heavy rains also affected many areas in Bihar. TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha inspects the Bind Tola area in Patna (PTI Photo)

A fisherman casts his net in the swollen Ganga river at Krishna Ghat, in Patna (PTI Photo)

Devotees perform rituals in a partially submerged temple at Kali Ghat in Patna (PTI Photo)

Houses submerged in a flood affected area due to overflowing of the Ganga river, following heavy monsoon rains, in Patna(PTI Photo)