Satna (Madhya Pradesh):Following two days of heavy rains in Satna district, the Mandakini river breached its banks and swept through Chitrakoot town and surrounding areas.
The only bridge connecting the two sides of the river was submerged cutting off access. Shops and temples in Chitrakoot's Ramghat were also hit by flooding.
Mandakini river floods Chitrakoot town in MP
State authorities organised rescue operations and requested people to move to safer locations as water levels in the river kept rising.