Uttar Pradesh Floods: Varanasi Ghats Underwater as Ganga & Yamuna Rivers Rise to Warning Levels

Heavy rains have triggered severe flooding across Uttar Pradesh on 1 September 2026. The ghats of Varanasi are submerged as water levels in the Ganga and Yamuna rivers surge past warning marks.

Local residents report people evacuating homes, roads remaining blocked, and daily life completely disrupted. The situation is described as disturbing while heavy rainfall continues in Lucknow and other parts of the state.