Lucknow: The state government on Sunday said 152 persons have died in the floods so far. Most of the major rivers flowing through the state continue to be in spate, with at least eight districts receiving more than 25 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours. About 134 villages have been affected in Lakhimpur Kheri, 68 in Sitapur, while 66 and 53 villages have been affected by floods in Bahraich and Barabanki, respectively. In Gorakhpur, 90 villages are flooded, 150 villages are flooded in Siddharthnagar, 104 in Sant Kabir Nagar and 41 in Basti. In addition to the high rate of casualty, nearly 5 lakh persons have been rendered homeless as a result of floods. On Sunday, the rivers Sharada, Ganga, Ghagra, Yamuna, Ramganga, Gomti and Rapti were flowing above the danger mark. Though the government has pressed relief teams into service for conducting the rescue operations and to rehabilitate people, the situation remains grim in all the eight affected districts. The Met department has also predicted heavy rain in some parts of the state over the next few days. In addition, most major rivers in the sub-Himalayan terai region are also believed to be in spate. According to relief commissioner’s office, while Sharda is flowing above the danger mark in Paliakalan, the Ghaghra is above the red mark in Bahraich. The high volume of water in the Ganga has raised a flood threat in Kannauj, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur and Ballia, while Yamuna is in spate at Baghpat, Auraiya, Hamirpur, Banda and Allahabad. In the last 24 hours, UP received heavy rain in many places including Mathura, Bijnor, Kanpur, Rae Bareli, Barabanki, Lakhimpur Kheri and Gorakhpur. Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur are Bahraich have been worst hit by the flood waters. About 1.19 lakh persons have been affected in Sitapur, while 1.05 lakh persons have lost their homes and livelihoods in Lakhimpur Kheri. In Bahraich, traditionally a flood-ravaged region, about 66 villages and hamlets, comprising more than 96,000 people, have been affected by the flood waters since last month.