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Patna:
Floodwater entered yet one more district of Samastipur in Bihar and unfold to extra inundated areas, hitting half one million extra inhabitants on Tuesday, although no contemporary casualty was reported and the rely remained at 10, an official bulletin stated.
According to the bulletin by the state Disaster Management Department, greater than 5 lakh folks have been affected by floods on Tuesday alone, taking the tally of marooned folks to 29.62 lakh in 12 districts of the state.
A complete of 24.42 lakh folks have been hit by the floods in 11 districts until Monday. The casualties remained at 10 within the state though the variety of affected districts elevated to 12 with Samastipur turning into the most recent entry to the checklist on Tuesday, it stated.
As per the bulletin, floodwater has engulfed 837 panchayats of 101 blocks of Bihar.
Darbhanga is the worst-hit district as 11.74 lakh folks have fallen prey to heavy flooding in its 14 blocks.
In Darbhanga, floodwaters entered the Kusheshwar Asthan Police Station the place the water degree is round two toes, whereas the Sadar Police Station has additionally been witnessing the issue of waterlogging because of incessant rain, sources stated. Besides Sadar block and circle workplace additionally witnessed waterlogging in Darbhanga district.
Apart from Darbhanga, East Champaran and Muzaffarpur districts have additionally been badly affected the place 7 lakh and 3.2 lakh folks, respectively have been affected by floods, the bulletin stated.
The flood affected districts embrace Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Supaul, Kishanganj, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, West Champaran, East Champaran, Khagaria, Saran and Samastipur, it stated.
Sixteen groups of the NDRF and 9 of the SDRF are concerned within the rescue operations as a part of which 2.62 lakh have been evacuated from the affected areas up to now, the bulletin stated.
Besides, 22,997 persons are staying in 26 aid camps whereas almost 4.19 lakh folks have been fed at 808 neighborhood kitchens.
Several rivers reminiscent of Baghmati, Burhi Gandak, Kamlabalan, Adhwara and Khiroi are flowing above hazard degree, whereas the water degree of Ganga is rising at Bhagalpur and Kahalgaon. The Ganga water degree, nonetheless, has witnessed decline in previous 24 hours at Buxar, Hathidah, Munger, Digha and Gandhi ghat (each in Patna), the Water Resources Department’s bulletin stated.
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