High alert sounded in India's Delhi as river Yamuna breaches danger-mark

Photo taken on Aug. 21, 2019 shows the flood-affected slum area in North India's Delhi. A high alert has been sounded in the Indian capital even as the river passing through the city - Yamuna has breached the danger-mark, 205.3 meters-mark, on Monday night after excess water was released from rains-hit hilly state Uttarakhand. At 6:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday, the water-level of the river was recorded at almost 206 meters, an official of Delhi Government said. (Photo by Partha Sarkar/Xinhua)