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River Ghaghra at Elgin Bridge in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh continues to flow in above normal flood situation at 8:00 am today.

CWC reports the Ghaghra River at Elgin Bridge, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, was flowing at 105.86 m at 08:00 with a falling trend, 0.79 m above its warning level and 0.21 m below its danger level. The issuer described the situation as Moderate severity with Urgency listed as Future.

Elgin Bridge Bahraich-Barabanki on Ghaghra River border of Bahraich and Barabanki district
Illustrative image: Elgin Bridge Bahraich-Barabanki on Ghaghra River border of Bahraich and Barabanki district — Faranjuned/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters, environment-and-climate

Generated scores

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

Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
2/10
Global importance
3/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
3/10

Why it matters

Above-warning river levels indicate a localized flood situation for the Elgin Bridge area in Barabanki district.

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