Toll in Bihar floods touches 379, situation grim in UP

Bihar and Uttar Pradesh continued to reel under floods, with 21 more people losing their lives on Thursday. Over two crore people are affected in the two states.

The toll in Bihar floods, which have affected 1.61 crore people in 19 districts, mounted to 379 with 12 more deaths, while nine more people died in the eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh.

The situation has improved in West Bengal’s northern districts, 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.

With water receding at some places in Bihar and many people returning homes, the number of relief camps dropped to 624.

Meanwhile, the toll in Uttar Pradesh floods rose to 91 with reports of nine more deaths.

DH News Service