The New Indian Express ·
Flood threat looms in five districts in Bihar as rivers flow above danger mark
PATNA: Flood-like conditions have gripped five districts in Bihar, with several rivers flowing above their danger marks following incessant rainfall in Nepal and neighbouring Jharkhand.
With the swelled Ganga, Gandak, Kosi, Burhi Gandak, Bagmati, Punpun and Ghaghra rivers inundating several places, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary is slated to conduct an aerial survey of the affected areas and review relief and rescue operations later in the day.
Several low-lying areas of Patna, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Khagaria, Purnea, Madhepura, Saharsa and Katihar districts witnessed a flood-like situation on Friday. No casualties have been reported yet, and people residing in the river floodplains have been moved to safety, an official said.
