North India's Floods, The Yamuna River In Delhi Has Hazardous Status

Flood illustration. (Nguyen Kiet-Unsplash)

JAKARTA - Heavy floods hit several areas in northern India in recent days, leading to the evacuation of more than 10,000 residents of the New Delhi river.

Citing Reuters, Wednesday, September 3, the intensity of heavy rains in India this year has killed at least 130 people in August 2025. Meanwhile, villages were submerged and many infrastructure was damaged.

The floods recently hit Jammu and northern caps, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Tehran, where the Chenab and Tawi rivers have overflowed at several points.

The overflowing river has triggered landslides and damaged many roads, thus separating parts of the Jammu and Himachal mountains from other Indian regions.

India's Meteorological Department warned of heavy to very heavy rains in the region on Wednesday, with heavy rains expected to fall in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Central Water Commission Indi said that the overflowing Yamuna River had crossed its hazard line on Tuesday in Delhi.

Local media reported that nearly 10,000 people had been evacuated to refugee camps set up by the government along major highways as a precaution for those living in lowland areas.

Residents living along the Yamuna River in Delhi were also evacuated in 2023 after floods entered their homes and the river hit its highest level in 45 years.