Floods in Bihar leaves behind a trail of destruction - See Pics

Due to the combined effect of river runoff from the Yamuna and the northern tributaries of Ganga, the main Ganga continued to flow in "extreme flood situation" to "above normal flood situation" from Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh till Murshirabad in West Bengal.

 

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As per the Central Water Commission (CWC) advisory, the propagating peak inflow will further increase the water level of the main Ganga stem in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal in the next two to three days.

 

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Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Khagaria, Saharsa, Patna, Vaishali, Bhojpur, Lakhisarai, Bhagalpur, Saran, Buxar, Begusarai, Katihar, Munger and Samastipur are majorly affected districts.

 

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According to the Disaster Management Department in Bihar, the floods have affected nearly 2.7 million people 2,176 villages across 15 districts in the state.

 

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CWC has warned that “the flood originated in tributaries of Yamuna last week is passing through Ganga and it may take another three to four days to pass through completely; in such situation, further runoff created due to intense rainfall in the catchments of north tributaries of Ganga may not stream into Ganga easily.”

 

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For the Brahmaputra and its tributaries in Assam, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh & Meghalaya, the IMD has predicted very heavy rains in the catchment for the next three to four days and hence suggested, an alert may be kept in north West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, mainly in districts Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Baksa, Nalbari, and Karimganj (Assam) and East Khasi hills (Meghayala).

 

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