More than 1,500 villages in 17 districts of  Uttar Pradesh are affected by floods. In addition, urban areas in Bareilly, Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur are also affected. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath has reviewed the situation and directed officials to ensure assistance to flood victims within 24 hours. He directed officials to keep an eye on the flood and heavy rain situation and to monitor levels of all rivers and embankments round the clock.

Many villages in Pilibhit, Lakhimpur, Kushinagar, Balrampur, Shravasti, Gonda, Sitapur, Hardoi, Ayodhya, Bahraich, Gorakhpur, Badaun, Deoria, Unnao, Farrukhabad, Bareilly and Barabanki districts have been affected by floods due to rainfall and the release of dam water.

The floods have affected 14.80 lakh people, of whom 5.29 lakh are those whose property, including crops, homes, goods has got destroyed. In Gorakhpur, 91 boats have been deployed for relief in 48 flood-affected villages. Relief material was distributed to more than seven and a half thousand flood victims in Pilibhit. In view of the rising water level of Ganga in Varanasi, the operation of small boats in Ganga has been banned till further orders. 133 villages are in the grip of flood in Hardoi. 48 flood posts and 105 shelters have been built here.