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  Flood-like situation in Karnataka, death toll in Kerala landslides climbs to 24

  India | August 08, 2020 22:23 IST

  Battered by torrential rains, several parts of Karnataka faced a flood-like situation on Saturday, while the death toll in the massive landslide in Kerala climbed to 24 and the number of people hit by the deluge in Bihar rose to over 73 lakh. 

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  Bihar flood: Death toll rises to 23; more than 70 lakh affected

  India | August 07, 2020 21:03 IST

  According to the bulletin issued by the disaster management department, the rise in death toll was on account of two casualties reported from Darbhanga, which has been the worst-hit by the calamity this season, with close to 1.9 million of residents affected.

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  Bihar flood situation worsens, 66 lakh affected; CM Nitish Kumar makes aerial survey

  India | August 05, 2020 20:27 IST

  Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made an aerial survey of the affected areas of north Bihar and visited a village in Darbhanga district, which has been hit by the calamity.

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  Death toll in Bihar flood climbs to 19; 63.60 lakh people affected in 16 districts

  India | August 04, 2020 20:58 IST

  Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur are the worst-hit districts with 18.61 lakh and 13.64 lakh people suffering from the calamity, almost half of the total flood affected population in the state presently.

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  Flood situation remains grim in Bihar, more than 55 lakh people affected

  India | August 03, 2020 21:58 IST

  According to a bulletin issued by the disaster management department, no fresh loss of life was reported from the 14 flood-hit northern districts and the death toll stood at 13, stable for more than 48 hours.

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  Bihar flood situation worsens, 53.67 lakh people affected

  India | August 02, 2020 23:20 IST

  The number of people affected by the deluge has gone up by 4.62 lakh since Saturday, though that of the district remained at 14, the department said in a bulletin.

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  Bihar: Flood situation worsens; 2 more die, close to 50 lakh affected

  India | August 01, 2020 21:12 IST

  According to the bulletin issued by the state disaster management, two fresh casualties were reported from Muzaffarpur district. Earlier, Darbhanga and West Champaran had reported seven and four deaths respectively.

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  Flood situation remains grim in Bihar, more than 45 lakh people affected

  India | July 31, 2020 21:25 IST

  No loss of life was reported on account of floods in the last 24 hours, causing the death toll to remain stable at 11, though the number of people troubled by the calamity grew by more than half a million during the period, according to the bulletin issued by the department.

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  Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma pledge support to people suffering in Assam and Bihar floods

  Cricket | July 30, 2020 11:27 IST

  Kohli said he has joined hands with three organisations to support the people and also asked others to reach out to help the needful in the time of crises. 

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  Bihar flood: Darbhanga police station flooded following heavy rainfall

  News | July 28, 2020 18:56 IST

  Incessant rainfall has led to heavy flood in Bihar. Kushewarsthan Police station in Darbhanga district flooded following incessant rainfall in the region.

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  25 lakh people displaced by Bihar floods, 8 dead

  India | July 28, 2020 17:47 IST

  The NDRF and SDRF teams are carrying out relief and rescue operations round the clock. Some 1,67,005 people have been evacuated. However, eight persons have died due to floods, including four each in Darbhanga and West Champaran.

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  14.95 lakh people affected by flood-hit districts of Bihar

  News | July 27, 2020 16:22 IST

  In Muzaffarpur district, over two lakh people have been affected, while the number of sufferers in East Champaran has touched 2.72 lakh, the bulletin stated.

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  Nearly 15 lakh affected in 11 flood-hit districts of Bihar

  India | July 26, 2020 21:33 IST

  According to the department, Darbhanga is the worst-affected district, as 5.36 lakh people there have either been displaced or are trapped inside their homes.

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  Woman delivers baby on NDRF boat in flood-hit Bihar

  India | July 26, 2020 16:57 IST

  The woman was being rescued from her marooned house in Gobari village of East Champaran district when she developed severe labour pain and later delivered the baby around 1:40 pm, they said.

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  People continue to suffer in flood-ravaged Bihar's Darbhanga

  News | July 24, 2020 23:41 IST

  Villages of Darbhanga in Bihar are facing destruction by flood.

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  Bihar Floods: NDRF stations 85 teams to 74 worst-hit areas; downpour continues in Nepal

  India | July 22, 2020 8:39 IST

  In view of the worsening flood situation in the country, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) doesn't want to leave anything to chance. It has positioned 85 teams at 74 locations in 20 vulnerable states to meet any eventuality.

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  Heavy rain raises flood ALERT in Bihar; Baghmati, Kamala, Gandak river abover red mark

  India | July 21, 2020 10:20 IST

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asked the disaster management department officials and district magistrates to remain alert for a possible flood situation in view of heavy rainfall in catchment areas of Nepal and Gandak river.

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  Heavy rain in Nepal causes flood-like situation in Bihar's Araria as water-level rises

  India | July 16, 2020 7:32 IST

  Heavy rain in Nepal's Terai region has caused a flood-like situation in Bihar Araria. The water-level of rivers like Parmar, Bakra, Rutwa, Nuna, Sahit among others. Meanwhile, vehicular traffic has been disrupted on Motihari-Sheohar road for the last four days.

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  'Situation is alarming': People use boat as floodwater enters in some areas in Bihar

  India | July 13, 2020 10:51 IST

  Heavy downpour, as well as catchment areas of Nepal for the last three days, has resulted in flood-like situation in several areas in Bihar. Several rivers especially in North Bihar are flowing above the danger marking since Sunday.