Delhi Families Forced To Evacuate As Yamuna Swells, Homes And Markets Go Underwater: PICS

Streets turned into streams and bustling marketplaces into pools of murky water on Wednesday as the Yamuna River continued to rise in the national capital. Image: PTI

At 1 pm, the river was flowing at 207 metres, prompting authorities to evacuate vulnerable neighbourhoods and shut the Old Railway Bridge for traffic. Image: PTI

In Majnu ka Tila, usually buzzing with shoppers, silence hung over the lanes after floodwater gushed in. Image: PTI

Thousands of residents in low-lying areas of Delhi scrambled to save their homes and belongings. Image: PTI

In Madanpur Khadar, families whose jhuggis were swallowed by the flood are now living under old plastic sheets strung along the roadside. Image: PTI

Families survived on biscuits and buns, told one resident to news agency PTI. Elderly parents were carried through waist-deep water, while children and pets huddled in roadside tents. Image: PTI