JOIN USThe toll in Bihar floods rose to 202 on Saturday as the situation worsened affecting around 1.21 crore people across 18 districts.
The toll was 153 on Friday and the number of affected people stood at 1.08 crore in 17 districts.
Samastipur was included in the list of flood-affected districts on Saturday, taking the number of inundated districts to 18.
Araria district accounted for 42 deaths, followed by Sitamarhi (31), West Champaran (29), Supaul (13), Madhubani (12), Kisanganj (11), East Champaran (11), Darbhanga (10), Purnea (9), Madhepura (9), Katihar (7), Sheohar (4), Gopalganj (4), Saharsa (4), Khagaria (3), Saran (2) and Muzaffarpur (1), the Disaster Management Department said.
A total of 4.22 lakh people have been shifted to 1,336 relief camps in different parts of the state.
The MeT office said Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur and Purnea are likely to witness generally cloudy sky with the possibility of rain or thundershower on Sunday.
Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar, in his address at an open session in the evening, appealed to party workers to continue with their relief efforts.
A total of 28 National Disaster Response Force teams comprising 1,152 personnel with 118 boats are involved in rescue and relief operations.
Also, 16 teams of the State Disaster Response Force comprising 446 personnel are helping people in the flood-hit areas with 92 boats. The army deployed 2,228 personnel who are assisting in relief and rescue operations with 280 boats.
As many as 1,879 community kitchens are catering to 3.72 lakh people in several flood-hit areas, the department added.
PTI