Bihar Flood
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Bihar floods: Experts blame climate change, global warming, unplanned development for rains
Nearly 110 people have died in the last five days. While 79 people have died in UP, 28 lives have been lost in Bihar.

Rain-related fatality mounts to 148 including in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh; highest rainfall this monsoon since 1994, says IMD
The weather department has forecast a long delayed withdrawal of Monsoon and more rains for Bihar, including capital Patna, where several areas still remain submerged, and food and relief material are being air dropped.

Bihar floods: Heavy rain claims 29 lives; parts of Muzaffarpur, Patna submerged in water
Continuous rains have flooded extensive parts of Bihar, including the state capital of Patna

Bihar floods: Toll rises to 29 as state govt requests IAF for two helicopters to airdrop food packets, medicines in affected areas
The death toll due to incessant rainfall and flood in different areas of the state has risen to 29, officials said on Monday

Bihar floods: Heavy rains claim 7 lives; IMD issues red alert for 9 districts, including East-West Champaran, Siwan, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi
Heavy rains in several parts of Bihar has thrown normal life out of gear affecting rail traffic, healthcare facilities and schools. Weather forecaster have predicted more rains in the coming days. The residences of Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Road Construction Minister Nand Kishore Yadav and BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy resembled marooned islands, reports have said

Bihar floods: Dinesh Kumar Mishra on the flawed strategies that have turned state into watery grave
The engineering solutions put in place to tackle the issue of floods has created more problems than solutions in Bihar, says former IIT professor and doyen of water experts Dinesh Mishra

Floods in Bihar, Assam claim 209 live; IAF deploys two helicopters for relief work, 19 NDRF teams assist in rescue operation
The death toll in Assam and Bihar floods climbed to 209 on Sunday, with over 1.06 crore people affected by the deluge in the two states, officials said.

North India Flood 2019: Heavy rains lash Assam, Rajasthan, Bihar as IMD predicts downpour likely to continue till 27 July
The northern parts of the country are likely to receive light to heavy rains, with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) saying rainfall activity has increased over central India, northern plains and western Himalayan

Assam floods: Sprinter Hima Das donates half her salary for relief efforts, asks corporates to come forward as well
The torrential downpour in the state of Assam continued to wreak havoc on Monday, causing the flooding on National Highway 37 and affecting 200 villages in Morigaon district alone due to the rising water levels of river Brahmaputra.

Bihar flood situation shows further sign of recovery; over 11,000 still displaced
The flood situation in Bihar showed further signs of improvement on Tuesday as water receded in several places

Narendra Modi announces Rs 500 crore relief for flood-hit Bihar, ex-gratia of Rs two lakh to kin of victims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a Rs 500 crore relief package for Bihar after conducting an aerial survey of the flood-hit regions in the state.

Bihar flood: Situation eases in some parts
Flood situation in Bihar has eased but the water level in the Ganga and two other rivers remained above the danger mark at some places in the state, the Disaster Management Department said on Friday