Heavy rain continued to lash north India. 19 people lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh alone. While five persons were killed in Bareilly, four deaths were reported from Unnao and two each from Faizabad, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Muzaffarnagar and Pilibhit yesterday.Incessant rain also worsened flood situation in several districts of the state affecting road and railway traffic. Flood waters submerged more than 200 villages in Bareilly and Moradabad divisions as incessant rain lashed the region and water from Ramganga and Kosi rivers released from Behgul, Kalagarh, Naraura, Nand Sagar and Dhaura dams.Seven trains have been cancelled in the region in the wake of the deluge. Inclement weather prevented IAF helicopters, sent from Bareilly, to carry out rescue and relief operations in Bijnore and Uttarakhand from landing at the two places.Ganga is flowing one metre above danger mark in Badaun district after five lakh cusec water was released from the Naraura dam. The river is flowing almost at danger mark in Kannauj, Kanpur and Rae Bareilly and is rising at Allahabad, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur and Ballia. Ramganga is flowing above red mark in Moradabad and is rising in Bareilly and Shahjahanpur.Yamuna is flowing above danger mark in Mathura and is swelling at Allahabad and Chillaghat. Ghaghara is above danger mark in Barabanki, Ayodhya and Ballia.Flood threat loomed large over Delhi as Haryana released 7.44 lakh cusecs of water into Yamuna, the highest in a single day in the past 60 years. The river is flowing nearly a metre above the danger mark in the national capital. Water level in Yamuna is likely to rise further in Delhi today. In Haryana, several villages have been inundated with the level of Yamuna rising menacingly in Yamunanagar district. Flood waters entered agricultural land in 22 villages in the district, damaging standing crops. The water also reached Karnal and Panipat districts.The deluge situation in neighbouring Punjab continued to remain grim with heavy in-flow of water in Sutlej river submerging villages in Ropar, Patiala, Ludhiana and Anandpur Sahib. All major reservoirs in the state, including the Bhakra dam, are full to the capacity due to heavy rain in hills.In Uttarakhand, flood and landslide have affected rail, road and telecom services. Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has sought financial assistance worth 5,000 crore rupees from the Centre. The UPA Chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to visit flood affected areas of the state today. Meanwhile, weather is clear in most parts of the state.National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) personnel have already reached Haridwar for relief and rescue operations. Haridwar-New Delhi national highway has been closed for traffic at Roorkee area as landslides struck Roorkee-Haridwar road. The movement of nearly half a dozen trains on Dehra Dun-Haridwar route has been disrupted as debris from Mansadevi hills continued to fall on the railway track.Yamuna is flowing above the danger level in Vikasnagar, prompting the authorities to issue a high alert in the area. In Tehri, the reservoir level reached 831.05 meter and heavy discharge is being made from the 1000 MW hydel project.Heavy rains lashed some parts of Himachal Pradesh with Sirmaur district recording highest 74 mm downpours. Shimla recorded 19.1 mm rain, while it was 27 mm in Manali. Higher reaches in Kinnaur district received another spell of snow.Light to moderate rain occurred in parts of Rajasthan with Pilani recording maximum rainfall of 7.4 mm. Jaipur and Kota recorded 1 mm and 1.6 mm rainfall respectively.