LUCKNOW, Oct. 4 -- The flood has disrupted almost every rhythm of life in Faizullaganj. Houses have turned into islands, roads have disappeared under water and even getting a bottle of water has become a daily struggle.

But in some of the worst-hit pockets of the city, the crisis has gone beyond food and shelter as even death now has to be carried through the flood.

When Meena Kannaujia died in Kailash Bihar, her husband Ram Chandra Kannaujia and sons Ram Dinesh, Rakesh and Dilip had to carry her bier through the waterlogged streets for the last rites.

For those still living in the affected areas, finding drinking water has become another ordeal. On Saturday, a child, Mohit, was seen travelling on a makeshift raft carrying bottles and ...