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

Issuer CWC reports the River Ganga at Farakka in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, continues to flow in a severe flood situation at 6:00 pm. The water level was 22.32 m, 0.07 m above the Danger Level of 22.25 m and 2.81 m below the previous HFL of 25.13 m (07/09/1998).

A still from the famous Ganga Aarti of Varanasi, which is performed everyday near the banks of the river Ganga in three different cities in India—Haridwar, Rishikesh and Varanasi. It is being performed every dusk and dawn, in the divinity of the Goddess Ganga in Hinduism.
Illustrative image: A still from the famous Ganga Aarti of Varanasi, which is performed everyday near the banks of the river Ganga in three different cities in India—Haridwar, Rishikesh and Varanasi. It is being performed every dusk and dawn, in the divinity of the Goddess Ganga in Hinduism. — Chandrasen Yadav (Chacky yen)/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
7/10
Geographic reach
2/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
4/10

Why it matters

The water level is above the danger level at Farakka, indicating an ongoing severe flood situation affecting the local area.

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