Maharajganj, Oct. 11 -- As reports emerged from Nepal's Gorkha district of flash floods, Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj District Magistrate (DM) Gaurav Singh Sogarwal on Sunday said there was no immediate flood threat in the state, adding that river levels were being closely monitored in coordination with Nepalese disaster management officials.

Speaking to ANI, Sogarwal said the administration was in continuous contact with relief offices and disaster management authorities in Nepal to ensure timely rescue operations if required.

"However, there is currently no such situation. River water levels in Nepal are well below normal, and the water level at the Valmiki Barrage here is also within the normal range-hovering between 50,000 and 60,000...