Lucknow, Parts of Uttar Pradesh lashed with relentless rains which have resulted in floods and rivers including the Ganga and Yamuna continue to be in spate.

More than two dozen houses were destroyed in Bahraich as the Ghagras river breached an embankment and flooded the city.

A district official informed, that "People have been asked to move to safer places and that NDRF and PAC personnel have been deployed for rescue operations at some places."

In the Elgin bridge area, river has breaked the danger mark and the Ghaghra is flowing 30 cm above the danger mark.

More than two dozen houses in the Kayampur area, including a primary school have collapsed due the floods.

On Thursday, three persons were killed in Varanasi when heavy rains resulted in the collapse of a house in Mirzamurad area.

It has been predicted by the Regional Met department that rains will continue in eastern Uttar Pradesh and also likely in central and western parts of the state.