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India

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

The Ghaghra was reported at 105.54 m at Elgin Bridge, above its warning level and below its danger level. The report was published on October 4, 2026.

The Elgin Bridge, a vehicular box girder bridge across the Singapore River, built between 1925 and 1929. The bridge links the Downtown Core to the Singapore River Planning Area located within Singapore’s Central Area. The bridge was named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, a colonial administrator and diplomat who had served as Governor-General of Canada and India. This long exposure image shows a boat passing under the bridge during blue hour on August 18, 2023.
Illustrative image: The Elgin Bridge, a vehicular box girder bridge across the Singapore River, built between 1925 and 1929. The bridge links the Downtown Core to the Singapore River Planning Area located within Singapore’s Central Area. The bridge was named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, a colonial administrator and diplomat who had served as Governor-General of Canada and India. This long exposure image shows a boat passing under the bridge during blue hour on August 18, 2023. — Frank Schulenburg/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
1/10
Global importance
1/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
3/10

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The report specifies the river level relative to warning and danger thresholds at a named location.

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