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Bihar floods: Heavy rains claim 7 lives; IMD issues red alert for 9 districts, including East-West Champaran, Siwan, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi
Sauravkumar •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 Third Pole •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
Fp Staff •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
Fp Staff •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
Ians •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