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Bihar: More Than 17 Lakh People Affected by Floods, Hundreds of Huts Washed Away -Mohd. Imran Khan

-Newsclick.in

The swollen river Ganga is posing a serious threat of floods in state capital Patna as well, as water has entered low lying areas in past 48 hours.

Patna: More than 17 lakh people have been affected by the floods in Bihar. The floods have claimed the lives of half a dozen people, washed away hundreds of thatched huts, severely damaged houses, roads, bridges and standing crops worth crores, officials said on Saturday.

The swollen river Ganga is posing a serious threat of floods in state capital Patna as well, as water entered low lying areas along the river bank in Patna in the past 48 hours. Hundreds of displaced families, along with their cattle, from different marooned villages in the riverine belt, locally known as Diara, have taken shelter at a few places in Patna.

Not only in Patna, the rising water level of river Ganga has also entered low lying areas in Bhagalpur and Munger towns.

After heavy rains in Bihar and the catchment areas of neighbouring Nepal in the past few days, the water levels of the Ganga, Koshi, Gandak, Bagmati, Budhi Gandak and Sone rivers have been rising to dangerous levels. As a result, the state Water Resources Department has issued a flood alert in North Bihar districts.

According to officials, river water gushed into hundreds of villages as well as over a dozen towns, affecting over a dozen districts created panic among the people.

Bihar Disaster Management Department officials said that more than 17 lakh people in 15 districts have been affected by floods. The districts affected most are Madhubani, East Champaran,West Champaran, Supaul, Darbhanga,Saran,Bhojour,Patna,Samastipur,Vaishali,Katihar,Khagaria,Bhagalpurand Muzaffarpur.

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