Lucknow, Aug 18: The military was alerted Mon as floods continued  to wreck mayhem for the second consecutive day in Uttar Pradesh, an officer aforesaid.

Hundreds of villages are flooded in Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur and Lakhimpur Kheri districts. Twenty-eight people have thus far died, the authorities aforesaid.

The fury of Ghaghra, Rapti and Sharda rivers has aggravated once close Nepal released water.

Doctors’ leave has been off over fears of an epidemic outbreak because of the flood waters coming into residential areas.

More than 17,000 people are staying in relief camps, an officer told, adding the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed whereas the military has been alerted.

Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan aforesaid seventy three relief camps are discovered.

The authorities has additionally discharged Rs.51 crore for relief works. it’s also proclaimed an ex-gratia of Rs 1.5 lakh every to those that have died within the floods.

The official added  Sant Kabir Nagar and Ballia areas were currently susceptible to floods.

A district official told that it had been once a gap of thirty seven years that flood water had entered Balrampur area.