Witnessing the worsening situation, an orange alert has been issued in several cities of Bihar including Patna for October 3 and 4 as heavy rainfall is expected in these areas. This brings a total of 15 flood warning alerts in Bihar and 21 across India.
The relentless rains and deluge that took place between September 27 and 30 have left parts of the state in a dire condition with the death toll due to rain-related incidents jumping to 73.
Five teams were deployed in Patna’s Rajendra Nagar and Kankarbagh alone to assist people. The Indian Air Force have also been air dropping relief material to the flood-affected areas.
A report by the Government of India’s Central Water Commission Flood Forecast Monitoring Directorate said that many rivers in Bihar and other parts of India are flowing in a severe situation. The Control Room, in its statement, detailed that the River Dhansari (South) at Numaligarh in Golaghat district of Assam continues to flow in a severe situation at 6 AM, well above its danger level of 77.42 m.
