Yamuna breaches danger mark; death toll mounts to 37 in north India

Heavy rain battered Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, claiming 37 lives so far

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An official checks the water level of Yamuna river as it rises after the release of water from Hathnikund Barrage, in New Delhi, Monday, Aug 19, 2019.
 
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- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged people in low-lying areas to move to temporary shelters set up by the administration Traffic on Old Yamuna Bridge was closed by the administration as Yamuna breached danger mark

-According to a Delhi government official, the river was flowing at 205.36 metres on Monday evening, just above the danger mark of 205.33 metres

- The Yamuna flows through six districts of Delhi where low-lying areas are...read more

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