The water level in India’s Yamuna river reached a 40-year record high, creating a flood situation. This year, the monsoon rains across the country have been two percent more than normal. Floodwaters have started receding in Delhi and people are returning to their homes. After the floods, the citizens of Delhi are facing difficult conditions, see in these pictures of the news agency Reuters

In the areas of Delhi where the flood water has descended, dirt and mud has been left behind everywhere, which is a huge problem to clean up.

Much of Delhi was submerged in floods, affecting life badly.

The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted more rains in the coming days.

According to scientists, due to climate change and global warming, there has been a rapid change in the duration of the monsoon, which is causing landslides and floods in the northern region of India.

Several vehicles, buses, bridges and houses were swept away by heavy floods in various parts of the state of Himachal Pradesh.

According to the authorities, about 30 thousand people were shifted to relief camps.

An alert was issued in the capital Delhi and Haryana after the water level in the Yamuna river rose to dangerous levels.

According to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, heavy rain was recorded in Delhi for the first time in the last 40 years.

Rescue operations were carried out to save animals trapped in the low-lying areas on the banks of Yamuna river.

About 100 people have been killed in the northern part of the country during record monsoon rains in India.

Many houses have been destroyed due to heavy rains and landslides.

During the monsoon season, severe flooding is likely to occur in various parts of India.