Bihar flood situation remains grim; 74 lakh affected in 16 districts

Bihar flood situation remains grim; 74 lakh affected in 16 districts

PATNA: The flood scenario in Bihar remained grim on Sunday (August 9) as 87,000 extra folks have been affected by the deluge, a Disaster Management Department bulletin stated.

The complete variety of flood-affected folks within the state has risen to 74 lakh, whereas deaths precipitated because of the deluge stood at 23, it stated.

The deluge has swamped 1,232 panchayat areas in 125 blocks of 16 districts, the bulletin stated.

Darbhanga reported the very best variety of flood-related fatalities at 9, adopted by six in Muzaffarpur, 4 in West Champaran and two every in Saran and Siwan districts, it stated.

Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur are the worst-hit with a mixed affected inhabitants of 34 lakh.

Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Supaul, Kishanganj, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, West Champaran, East Champaran, Khagaria, Saran, Samastipur, Siwan, Madhubani, Madhepura and Saharsa are the 16 flood-affected districts within the state.

A complete of 5.08 lakh folks have been evacuated from the deluge-hit areas to this point throughout joint rescue operations carried out by 20 groups of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and 13 groups of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), it stated.

A complete of 11,849 folks have been shifted to aid camps, whereas 9.46 lakh folks have been fed at 1,267 neighborhood kitchens within the affected areas through the day, the bulletin stated.

A complete of 9.86 lakh have been fed at 1,342 neighborhood kitchens on Saturday. The drop within the numbers is partly due to the development of the flood scenario in some areas, it stated.

Rivers equivalent to Baghmati, Burhi Gandak, Kamlabalan, Adhwara, Khiroi and Ghaghra are flowing above the hazard ranges.

Ganga can also be flowing 17 cm above the hazard mark at Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur. The river’s water degree rose by 1-Four cm at varied locations within the state, a bulletin issued by the Water Resources Department stated.

The MeT Department right here has forecast mild rain on Monday within the catchment areas of all of the rivers flowing by way of Bihar.

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