India, Aug. 21 -- Ghaziabad The Alipur embankment in Ghaziabad district's Loni is the only lifeline for 22-year-old Roshni, who has been staying here for past two days with her family ever since water levels in Yamuna began to rise and "half submerged" her house on the floodplains of the river.

"Water entered our houses two days ago, around 5pm on Monday. Since then, we moved to the embankment, and about 20-25 families, whose houses submerged, have been staying here under open sky. The food is being distributed to us. But the drinking water tanker came on Tuesday. No one warned before the water levels began to rise. We are staying in plastic sheets," Roshni said.

She said her house, built about 5-6 years ago by family, first submerged d...