PATNA/GUWAHATI/KOLKATA/LUCKNOW: Floods continued to wreak havoc in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Assam which reported 88 more deluge-related deaths today, while West Bengal heaved a sigh of relief in the absence of major rainfall.
The death toll in Bihar floods rose from 202 to 253. 1.26 crore people are grappling with the flooding in 18 districts of the state.
Till yesterday, the number of causalities was 202.
Araria accounted for 57 deaths, Sitamarhi 31, West Champaran 29, Katihar 23, East Champaran 19, a Disaster Management department release said.
A total of 4.21 lakh people have been shifted to 1,358 relief camps in different parts of the state, it said.
Meanwhile, four more persons lost their lives in Assam and nearly 19 lakh people were suffering in 15 districts of the state.
At present, 18.65 lakh people are affected in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Salmara, Goalpara, Morigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat, Jorhat and Majuli districts. (AGENCIES)
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