In Photos: Heavy Monsoon Rains, Rising River Levels Leave Indian Cities Flooded

Agartala: Officials move flood-affected people to a safer place on a rescue boat following heavy monsoon rainfall, at Baldakhal village on the outskirts of Agartala, Tripura, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Photo: PTI

Patna: People arrive from the flooded area following a rise in the water level of the Ganga river, in Patna, Bihar, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Photo: PTI

Patna: People arrive from the flooded Nakta Diyara area following a rise in the water level of the Ganga river, in Patna, Bihar, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Photo: PTI

Patna: People arrive from the flooded Nakta Diyara area following a rise in the water level of the Ganga river, in Patna, Bihar, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Photo: PTI

Prayagraj: Boats remain moored along the flooded banks of the swollen Ganga and Yamuna rivers at the Sangam, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. Photo: PTI

Guwahati: State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel rescue residents from a flooded area in Anil Nagar following heavy rainfall, in Guwahati, Assam, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Photo: PTI

Guwahati: A rickshaw puller carries a passenger through a waterlogged road amid a flood-like situation following heavy rainfall, in Guwahati, Assam, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Photo: PTI

Mirzapur: A man wades through a submerged pathway with his bicycle at Vijaypur village after the overflowing Karnavati river flooded low-lying areas, in Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Photo: PTI

Kanpur: People sit outside their submerged houses as floodwaters from the overflowing Pandu River enter an area following heavy rainfall, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. Photo: PTI

Prayagraj: A man guides his herd of cattle through the partially submerged floodplains of the swollen Ganga River following heavy monsoon rain, in Prayagraj, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Photo: PTI

Prayagraj: An aerial view shows waterlogged residential areas and flooded streets following heavy monsoon rains, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Photo: PTI

Prayagraj: A boy wades through a flooded residential area as people watch from the rooftop of a house after heavy rainfall, at Kareli colony in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Photo: PTI