India, Aug. 4 -- By Sunday afternoon, the water levels had touched 85.60 metre in Prayagraj, nearly a metre above the danger level of 84.73 metre.

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PRAYAGRAJ: Around 6,000 more people were relocated to 18 relief camps as floods in the Ganga and the Yamuna continued their rising trend for the seventh day in a row on Sunday, officials here said.

By Sunday afternoon, the water levels had touched 85.60 metre in Prayagraj, nearly a metre above the danger level of 84.73 metre.

According to reports made available by the District Flood Control Room, in the past 24 hours, the Yamuna in Naini swelled by 84 cm while the Ganga in Phaphamau and Chatnaag swelled by 81 cm and 76 cm, respectively.

The floods have ...