NEW DELHI: Bihar and Uttar Pradesh continued to reel under floods, which have left a trail of death and destruction in the two states, where 21 more people lost their lives today and over two crore people are still affected.
The toll in Bihar floods, which have affected 1.61 crore people in 19 districts, mounted to 379 with 12 more deaths while in eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh nine more people died.
In West Bengal’s northern districts, the flood situation has improved, but in Assam, as many as 606 villages were inundated and 4.5 lakh people still affected by deluge across nine districts where the death toll has climbed to 156.
As the water was receding at some places in Bihar and many people have returned to their homes, the number of relief camps dropped to 624 in which 1.56 lakh people were staying, a state disaster management department official said.
Araria district accounted for 80 deaths, followed by Sitamarhi (43), West Champaran (36), Katihar (35), Madhubani (25), Kisanganj (24), Darbhanga (22), Madhepura (21), East Champaran and Gopalganj (19 each), Supual (16), Purnea (9), Khagaria, Saran and Muzaffarpur (7 each), Sheohar and Saharsa (4 each) and Samastipur district (1).
A total of 3.44 lakh people were being served meals in 1,565 community kitchens which are operational in marooned areas of Bihar, the official said.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited the flood-hit areas of East Champaran district and inspected community kitchens in Sugauli, Motihari and Sugaon in the district, an official statement said. (AGENCIES)
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