A vast swath of land in north India battled swirling flood water as the toll in heavy rains in the region rose to 93 with reports of more deaths from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Uttar Pradesh accounted for nine more deaths, while 67 persons lost their lives in the incessant rains during the past few days. Thousands others have been rendered homeless in the hill state.
In Uttar Pradesh, three persons died in Ramabai Nagar, two deaths each were reported from Badaun and Shahjahanpur and one each from Bareilly and Pilibhit.
The situation worsened in the western districts of the state with around 177 villages of Bareilly, Badaun, Pilibhit and Shahajanpur inundated after 40,000 cusec of water was released from Kalagarh dam into river Ramganga.