Rivers swell, floodwaters spread across Gorakhpur, Deoria, Kushinagar, Basti

According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), most major rivers in the region were rising on Thursday morning. The Saryu was flowing at around 107 metres at Elgin Bridge, nearly a metre above the warning level. At Ayodhya, it was steady at around 92.7 metres, slightly above the danger mark.