Several parts of North India are reeling under flood. Torrential rain claimed nine more lives and threw normal life out of gear across north India yesterday as major rivers in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Delhi continued to swell.In Uttar Pradesh, the flood situation remains grim in several parts of the state. Three persons perished in incessant rain in Barabanki district while one person was killed in rain-related incident in Azamgarh. The rivers including Ganga, Yamuna, Sharda, Ghaghra and Rapti are in spate and flowing above the danger level. Ghaghra River is flowing above the danger mark in Barabanki, Faizabad and Ballia with rising trend. Several mountainous rivers and rivulets are also in spate due to heavy rain in the heights of Nepal and Uttarakhand. More than five hundred villages have been inundated with the release of water from different barrages and reservoirs continues as rain continues to lash a wider area across the state. In Uttarakhand, normal life has been badly affected due to heavy rain which is continuing for more than a week. Heavy rain across the state caused landslides in Tehri, Uttarkashi and Rudhprayag districts. Five people were killed when their vehicle was hit by boulders rolling down the mountain and it fell into a gorge near Chamba. Following the rain, traffic on the Chardham Yatra route and a few other highways were disrupted due to landslide yesterday.In Bihar, water level of rivers in northern part of the state are on rising trend due to heavy rains in catchment areas in Nepal. Kosi ,Bagmati and Burhi Gandak rivers are flowing above danger marks. Flood water has spread in low lying areas of Muzaffarpur, Madhubani, Supaul and Sitamarhi districts of the state. Incessant rain continued to lash the national capital Delhi for the sixth consecutive day yesterday. The water level in the river Yamuna continues to rise and is flowing above the danger level as people living close to the river bank have been evacuated and shifted to camps set up in safer areas.Many places in Punjab were also lashed by heavy rain. Swollen Yamuna river inundated several low-lying areas. Northern Railways’ Ferozepur Divison has cancelled six passenger trains between Ferozepur to Jalandhar due to submersion of railway track. Water has been released to save the Bhakra reservoir from exceeding the danger mark.