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People move to a safer place on a boat after the water level of the Ganga river rises amid monsoon rains, in Prayagraj, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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A girl uses a makeshift styrofoam raft to row through an inundated area following monsoon rains, in Prayagraj. | Photo: PTI
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The Namo Ghat is partially submerged in the swollen Ganga river amid monsoon season, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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People cast a net at the partially submerged Balua Ghat after the monsoon rains, in Prayagraj, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Boatmen row their boat over the swollen Ganga river following a rise in its water level due to heavy rainfall, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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A person offers prayers to an idol of Lord Hanuman, partially submerged under the floodwaters of the swollen Ganga river inside a temple at Daraganj, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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An aerial view shows the Sangam area inundated with floodwaters from the swollen Ganga and Yamuna rivers, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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A boy carries balloons to sell past a submerged portion of Assi Ghat after the water level of the Ganga river rose significantly following heavy rainfall, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Boats remain moored along the flooded banks of the swollen Ganga and Yamuna rivers at the Sangam, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. | Photo: PTI















