Delhi: Yamuna water level breaches 'danger mark'; evacuation begins in low-lying areas

The Delhi administration issued a flood alert on Friday and accelerated evacuation efforts in the Yamuna floodplains, as the river in the capital surpassed the danger mark of 205.33 metres.

The Delhi administration on Friday sounded a flood alert and expedited efforts to evacuate people living in the Yamuna floodplains, as the river in the capital breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres amid heavy rains in the upper catchment areas, officials said. The water level was recorded at 205.59 metres at the Old Railway Bridge at 9 pm. It was 205.34 metres at 11 am and 205.10 metres at 6 am, an official said, adding it is likely to rise further.