In the early hours of Tuesday, a long spell of heavy rain and high winds in Rawalpindi and Islamabad inundated low-lying sections of the twin cities, destroyed trees, and elevated the water level in Nullah Leh by at least seven feet, Dawn reported.
"A rescue team of police and fire officials rescued 8 youths who were caught in Penna river flood surge. The youths had got trapped after the water level of the river started increasing due to the heavy rains," said the official.
Following the rise in the water level of the Brahmaputra River, inundating surrounding areas, the Inland Water Transport Department, Assam has temporarily suspended the operation of all departmental boats, vessels in the Guwahati based ferry services.
While the danger level starts from 92,730, the current water level of the Sarayu river in Ayodhya stands at 92.880, 15 centimetres above the danger mark, as of Friday morning at 8 AM, the CWC officer said.
Currently, the Ganges is flowing at 114.750 meters upstream of Ganga Barrage while 114.55 meters downstream at Kanpur which is likely to rise further as 1,26,978 cusecs of water have been discharged from Narora Dam, as per the irrigation department official.
"There was heavy rain in the area late at night yesterday, after which the water level of the Pranmati river started flowing above the danger mark. Due to this the Pindar river also came in spate," Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana said.
The water level of River Pranmati has increased to a great extent following heavy rainfall in the state. The authorities have alerted the locals in the area to ensure the safety and well-being of the residents, said officials on Friday.