Seven dead in Bihar floods

Seven people have died and nearly 65,000 people, spread over five districts were affected in the current spell of floods in Bihar where some major rivers are in spate. State Disaster Management Department officials said seven people lost their lives due to floods in Muzaffarpur district, while around 65,000 people of 140 villages in Muzaffarpur, Supaul, Patna, Nalanda and Saharsa districts were affected by the deluge. Floods had so far destroyed nearly 600 houses, the value of which was estimated to be Rs 39.5 lakh, besides public property worth over Rs 41 lakh, department sources said. Though most of the rivers were flowing below danger level, major rivers like Punpun, Burhi Gandak, Bagmati, Kosi and Mahananda are in spate. While Punpun was flowing above the danger mark at Saidpu and Burhi Gandak at Rosera, Bagmati was... [read full story]