Bihar flood situation stable

Patna: Flood situation remained stable in Bihar on Saturday with no fresh deaths reported from any of the 13 affected districts, the state disaster management department said.

Death toll in the floods remained unchanged at 130 for the fourth consecutive day.

More than 88 lakh people, living in 1,301 panchayats of 111 blocks in 13 districts, have been affected by the flood caused by torrential rainfalls in the catchment areas of neighbouring Nepal last month.

Most of the people died in the two worst-affected districts of Sitamarhi (37) and Madhubani (30).

Deaths have also been reported from Darbhanga (14), Araria (12), Sheohar (10), Purnea (nine), Kishanganj (seven), Supaul and Muzaffarpur (four each), East Champaran (two) and Saharsa (one).

Two of the flood-hit districts, Katihar and West Champaran, have reported no death so far.

Relief and rehabilitation measures are being carried out by the state government with assistance from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

With no heavy rainfall witnessed for quite some time, water levels in half a dozen rivers — which were in spate — have begun to recede.

However, the state water resources department said these were still flowing above danger mark at six places in Sitamarhi, Samastipur and Darbhanga districts.