There is no let up in the flood situation in northern part of the country. In Uttar Pradesh, while the flood situation has eased out in western districts, the situation has further deteriorated in the eastern part, where new areas in Gonda and Barabanki districts have become flooded due to breach in Elgin-Charsai embankment. AIR correspondent reports that the work to repair the bund is in progress. The relief is yet to reach many isolated places. The level of Ghaghra in these two districts has receded as the water has spread in a wider area. Our Gorakhpur correspondent reports that 173 villages in the district have become affected from the flood of Rapti. Rudrapur tehsil of Deoria district is worst affected where 116 villages have become affected. In west UP, the level of Ganga, Ramganga and Yamuna has started receding in Kannauj, Moradabad and Muzaffarnagar. The infectious diseases have spread in certain pockets of the state. In Bihar, the flood continues to wreck havoc in northern parts of the State following heavy rains in the catchment areas of rivers in Nepal. Kosi, Gandak and Bagmati rivers are in spate. Surging water of these rivers has entered in fresh areas of Gopalganj, West Champaran, Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga districts of the State. AIR Patna Correspondent reports that flood-affected people have migrated to safer places as their hutments submerged in flood waters. They have taken shelter on National Highways and embankments. The marooned people have been evacuated to safer places. The State Government has launched a massive relief operation in the flood affected areas of the State.