The Yamuna river runs through Delhi, home to some 30 million people, and record monsoon rains have just pushed its water level to a 45-year-high. Latest U.S.

The water level in the Yamuna River at Old Delhi rail bridge is flowing close to the warning mark of 204.5 metres and is expected to breach the safety mark later today. According to the data ...

The severity of the flood crisis can be gauged from the fact that the Yamuna River crossed the “danger mark” of 205.33 meters to reach its highest-ever recorded level of 208.66 meters.

Trucks are seen partially submerged in a flooded street after the Yamuna River overflowed due to monsoon rains, in New Delhi on July 13, 2023. Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images ...

Flooding across New Delhi is gradually receding and the overflown Yamuna river, which cuts across India’s capital, could soon return to “normal” provided there’s no heavy rainfall in ...

The Yamuna, which passes through Delhi, rose to nearly 209 meters on Friday, the highest recorded flood level for the river, according to India’s Central Water Commission.

Delhi saw the highest 24-hour rainfall in 41 years for the month of July on July 9 (153 mm). But while the Yamuna’s floodwaters kept rising, and reached a peak on July 13, the city received only ...

After the 1978 flood, a ‘Yamuna Standing Committee’ in 1979, decided that “minimum spacing between future embankments on the (opposite) banks of the river Yamuna should be 5 km” and the ...

The water level in the Yamuna slightly receded on Friday to 208.25 meters, after climbing to record 208.66 meters (685 feet) a day earlier, according to Twitter posts by the Central Water Commission.

New Delhi (CNN) — A major river overflowing near India’s capital has reached the highest level on record, authorities said, prompting mass evacuations and causing havoc with water supplies as ...