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Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS): More than 770,000 people Monday continued to face the fury of floods as the Mahanadi in Orissa and the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh were in spate affecting more areas including the national capital. Thousands of flood victims in Orissa continued to struggle for food and drinking water Monday as the overflowing Mahanadi river and its tributaries kept 570,000 people marooned. The toll in the Orissa floods rose to 29, Revenue Secretary G.V. Venugopala Sarma said Monday evening in Bhubaneswar.

In Uttar Pradesh, torrential rains led to the swelling of several rivers, inundating fresh areas and affecting over 200,000 people. Mathura, Agra and other cities along the Yamuna geared up to face floods as the water level in the river crossed the danger mark in New Delhi upstream.....