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The 1971 Lucknow flood was caused by two breaches in the embankment of the Gomti River. These breaches occurred because the river's water level was six feet (about two meters) above the danger mark due to heavy monsoon rainfall. The flood submerged many parts of the city under three to four feet (one
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