Bihar floods: Death toll mounts to 40, rescue ops underway

Patna (Bihar), Oct 01 (ANI): Incessant rains are intensifying in Bihar have revealed vast scale of flooding in various parts of the state. The devastating floods have taken the lives of 40 people and nine have been injured. The water level is increasing day by day in many parts of the state with Patna being the most affected. Rescue operations by the Indian Air Force and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team are underway. The Indian Air Force is dropping relief material to the people stranded at their houses in the flood-affected areas. IMD has retained its red alert warning of heavy to heavy rainfall in Bihar in coming days.