NEW DELHI (AP) — When the floodwaters of the Yamuna River gushed into Bindu Pandey’s home in New Delhi, she knew her family had to leave instantly.

“We got scared. The children were crying. We had to take out our children from there,” 40-year-old Pandey said.

Forced to abandon their belongings, the family sought shelter in a relief tent arranged by the authorities near their flooded homes. On Friday, days of torrential rains left that shelter tent inundated as well and the family was shifted into a school some 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) away.

The Yamuna River originates in the Himalayas and runs through India’s capital city of New Delhi. Families like Pandey’s who live near its banks have been subjected to temporary displacements in the past after widespread flooding in monsoon season. Bu

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