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   UP flood toll at 28; more than 1,000 villages hit   
      
   Press Trust of India   
   The Indian Express   
   Sunday, August 17, 2014   
      
   Lukhnow - Twenty-eight persons have died so far in Uttar   
   Pradesh in floods which have hit the state with several   
   rivers flowing above the danger mark and posing a threat   
   to more than 1,000 villages in the affected districts.   
      
   "Floods have so far claimed 28 lives with nine districts   
   of the state being affected by the crisis. Relief and   
   rescue operations have been launched (in these areas). In   
   all, around 1,000 to 1,500 villages have been affected by   
   the floods," Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan said.   
      
   The affected districts are Bahraich, Shravasti,   
   Balrampur, Gonda, Lakhimpur, Barabanki, Sitapur, Faizabad   
   and Azamgarh.   
      
   "A round-the-clock vigil is being maintained. Although   
   the army has not been called in, it has been informed   
   that its help may be required," he added.   
      
   Continues at:   
      
   http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/Lukhnow/up-flood-toll-at   
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