Overflowing river floods homes, farmlands near Delhi

(27 Jul 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Greater Noida - 27 July 2023 1. Various of swollen Hindon river flooding homes 2. Man filming video of flooded area 3. Dog in floodwater 4. Hindon river, submerged thatched homes 5. Partially submerged hut 6. Farmer Devi Ram seated 7. Various of Ram’s flooded home and farmland 8. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Devi Ram, farmer: "Everything is destroyed. Farmlands are destroyed, not just mine, but this goes for everyone here." 9. Overflowing Hindon river 10. Woman on roof of her home 11. Floodwater 12. Floodwater inside home of local resident Nagma Rani 13. Rani cleaning her house 14. Food in plastic packaging 15. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Nagma Rani, local resident: "It was very difficult. Since yesterday, we have had some relief (from floods). All the goods in our shop have gone bad." 16. People inside a makeshift shelter 17. Child on mother’s lap 18. Woman using handfan inside makeshift shelter 19. Woman placing child on cot 20. Various of people inside a dairy farm that was converted to shelter people displaced by floods 21. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Neeraj (uses only one name), displaced resident: “The difficulty (we are in), you can see for yourself our condition. We are now living on roads here.” 22. Homes, overflowing river in background 23. Lock on door of home next to overflowing river ASSOCIATED PRESS New Delhi - 27 July 2023 24. People distributing food to people whose homes are submerged 24. Various of people waiting in line for food 25. Various of people getting food during distribution at relief centre 26. Various of people getting tarpaulin sheets during distribution 27. Various of families at relief centre 28. Displaced families living under a flyover 29. Woman sitting under flyover STORYLINE: Areas and homes in India's Greater Noida, outside New Delhi, remained waterlogged on Thursday due to the swelling of the Hindon river. The swollen river submerged agricultural land and village homes. Nagma Rani, a resident of Greater Noida, lost most of the items in her shop to the floodwater. "It was very difficult. Since yesterday, we have had some relief (from floods). All the goods in our shop have gone bad," Rani said. India’s weather agency on Thursday issued alerts for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Telangana, parts of Gujarat and Maharashtra, and parts of North India. Monsoon rains across the country have already brought about 2% more rainfall this year than normal, the weather agency said. Record monsoon rains killed more than 100 people in northern India over the last three weeks, officials have said, as the downpours caused roads to cave in and homes to collapse. Around 1,600 hectares of land was submerged in the floodplains in Noida and Greater Noida, Press Trust of India reported on Wednesday. India regularly experiences severe floods during the monsoon season, which runs between June and September and brings most of South Asia’s annual rainfall. The rains are crucial for rain-fed crops planted during the season but often cause extensive damage. Scientists say monsoons are becoming more erratic because of climate change, leading to frequent landslides and flash floods in India’s Himalayan north. AP video shot by Shonal Ganguly and Rishi Lekhi =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...