A resident pulls a bull from floodwater up some stairs to a safer place in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, after the banks of the Yamuna River were swollen by incessant rain from the higher regions. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Photos of New Delhi residents on the swollen banks of the Yamuna River
NEW DELHI (AP) — Water levels of India’s Yamuna River, which originates in the Himalayas, crossed the danger mark on Tuesday, posing a threat of flooding in low-lying areas of New Delhi.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
A bird flies over the swollen river Yamuna, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)A resident moves his belongings to a safer place after the river Yamuna, swollen by incessant rain in the higher regions, overran its banks, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)A security official on Raisina Hill, the seat of government, directs commuters to a different route amidst rain in New Delhi, India, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)Residents wade through floodwater after the river Yamuna, swollen by incessant rain in the higher regions, overran its banks, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)A passenger train crosses a bridge over the swollen Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)Laborers drink tea, sitting under tin shade panels to shelter themselves from the rain during roadwork, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)Residents living on the banks of the river Yamuna stay in makeshift tents following rise in water levels due to incessant rain in the higher regions which overran its banks, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)A resident carries his son and wades through floodwater after the river Yamuna, swollen by incessant rain in the higher regions, overran its banks, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)A worker loads sandbags on a truck after the river Yamuna, swollen by incessant rain in the higher regions, overran its banks, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)A workers takes a break while working on the banks of the swollen river Yamuna in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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