Priest performs rituals amid Prayagraj floodwaters

A priest performs religious rituals standing in floodwaters in Prayagraj on 1 September 2026, as the swollen Ganga and Yamuna rivers inundated low-lying neighbourhoods following continuous heavy rainfall in Uttar Pradesh.

Floodwaters from the rising Ganga and Yamuna rivers spread across low-lying areas of Prayagraj on 1 September 2026, submerging streets and properties after sustained heavy rainfall across Uttar Pradesh.

Relentless rainfall caused the Ganga and Yamuna to breach their banks in Prayagraj on 1 September 2026, with floodwaters pushing into low-lying residential and commercial zones across the city in Uttar Pradesh.

Streets in low-lying parts of Prayagraj lay submerged on 1 September 2026 as the Ganga and Yamuna continued to rise, driven by persistent heavy rainfall across Uttar Pradesh through the week.

Residents of Prayagraj resorted to travelling by boat through flooded streets on 1 September 2026, as the swelling Ganga and Yamuna rivers cut off road access in several low-lying localities of Uttar Pradesh.

A man was seen carrying his bicycle aboard a boat to navigate floodwaters in Prayagraj on 1 September 2026, illustrating the daily disruption caused by the overflowing Ganga and Yamuna rivers in Uttar Pradesh.

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