Bihar Floods

At a high-level meeting that he chaired here, Kumar directed officials to make arrangements so that those displaced by floods are relocated at camps without compromising on social distancing norms

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Patna is facing severe water-logging after it received heavy rains over the last three days

As many as 13 deaths were also reported on Saturday from Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in incidents triggered by heavy rains

So far, 199 relief camps have been set up where 116,000 people are taking shelter, the chief minister said

In the 1960s, government engineers built embankments on the Kosi and Kamala rivers to prevent flooding

Four more districts including Patna, Gopalganj, East Champaran and Sheikhpura were under the grip of flood as of Monday, DMD officials said

In last 10 years, 4,000 people and more than 42,000 cattle have died due to the floods in Bihar, says deputy CM

28 teams of NDRF have so far evacuated 48,486 people and 292 livestock from marooned areas

Rats are the main reason behind the floods in the state, said the water resources minister

17.1 million people have been affected in 19 districts

Modi asked the insurance companies to send their personnel urgently to assess the damage to crops

Modi would make an aerial survey of the flood affected districts of Araria, Purnia, Katihar

A total of 3.54 lakh people had food in 1,403 community kitchens operational in the marooned areas

Officials said the flood toll mounted to 367 in Bihar, where 1.58 crore people are affected in 19 di

"For the flood victims, 1,608 community kitchens have been set up," the official said

Around 734,000 people have been shifted to safer areas

Watch how a bridge collapse claimed three lives in Bihar's Araria