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River Ganga at Farakka in Murshidabad district of West Bengal continues to flow in severe flood situation at 6:00 am today.

The River Ganga at Farakka was reported in a severe flood situation at 6:00 am, flowing 0.50 m above its danger level. The source gives a water level of 22.75 m and describes the trend as steady.

View of river Ganga from the foot bridge in Haridwar ghat
Illustrative image: View of river Ganga from the foot bridge in Haridwar ghat — Subhrajyoti07/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
4/10

Why it matters

The reported river level is above the stated danger level at Farakka.

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