New Delhi, On Sunday, the Ganga river crossed the danger mark in West Bengal, Bihar and neighbouring districts of Uttar Pradesh where Yamuna river is also in spate.

In UP, Ganga is flowing above the danger mark at Fafamau (Allahabad), Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur and Ballia, while Yamuna is flowing above the red mark at Chillaghat (Banda) and Naini (Allahabad) and Mohna (Jalaun). Similarly, Sharda river is flowing above the danger mark at Palliakalan (Kheri).

In Bihar, National and State Disaster Response Force have been deployed and Army has been put on alert as the rising water level of Ganga has created flood like situation in all the districts situated along the banks of the river.

A disaster management department statement said, Ganga and six other rivers were flowing above danger mark in Patna, Bhagalpur, Khagaria, Katihar, Siwan, Bhojpur, Buxar and Hajipur districts.

Vast areas in several villages of Malda district in West Bengal have submerged, affecting a population of nearly 20,000.

Six persons of a family died when a portion of their house collapsed in Baran district of Rajasthan on Saturday.

A total of 33 people were airlifted by the Air Force on Sunday from two locations in Pratapgarh district, while 24 others were airlifted from Baran on Saturday.