India Flooding 2019; 2,240 fatalities

[Ronan Kelly]

Link to 2018 thread: https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/india/796210-india-flooding-2018-1-739-fatalities

Link to National Disaster Management Situation Reports: https://www.ndmindia.nic.in/situation-report-2019


India floods: Dozens killed in Mumbai and Pune as walls collapse (Maharashtra)
Indian navy deploys teams for rescue and relief works in Mumbai amid heavy monsoon rains.

2 Jul 2019
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Heavy monsoon rains are causing wall collapses that have killed 27 people in western India even as bad weather continues to disrupt road, rail and air traffic in the financial capital Mumbai, prompting officials to shut schools and offices.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019...mbai-pune-walls-collapse-190702073429406.html

India ? Dozens Dead After Torrential Rainfall in Mumbai and Maharashtra
3 JULY, 2019 BY FLOODLIST NEWS IN ASIA, NEWS

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Local media reported that 24 people died in the slum areas of Malad East, Mumbai, when a wall collapsed destroying several makeshift homes. The death toll may increase as more are feared missing under the debris. Another wall collapsed in Kalyan, causing at least 3 fatalities. At least 6 people died when a building collapsed in Pune on 02 July.

Eight more deaths were reported by NDRF on 03 July after the Tiware dam in Ratnagiri district, washing away 12 houses. Fifteen people are thought to be still missing and search and rescue operations are continuing.
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http://floodlist.com/asia/india-floods-mumbai-maharashtra-july-2019


Floods ravage northeastern India, killing at least 12
By WASBIR HUSSAIN, Associated Press July 13, 2019 Updated: July 13, 2019 10:03 a.m.

GAUHATI, India (AP) ? Rain-triggered floods and mudslides have left a trail of destruction across northeastern India, killing at least a dozen people and affecting over a million, officials said Saturday.
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Two schoolchildren were killed and several others injured earlier in the week near the town of Tawang when a wall from their boarding school collapsed as they were sleeping. Tawang, located in Arunachal Pradesh state, is perched at an altitude of 2,900 meters (9,500 feet).

Also in Arunachal Pradesh, a 36-year-old woman was swept away and three other people were killed when their car skidded and fell into a gorge. Six others were killed in neighboring Assam state.
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https://www.houstonchronicle.com/ne...illed-in-floods-in-eastern-India-14093192.php

7 killed in Assam floods, north India receives light to moderate showers
Relief from the heat is likely on July 16 as rains are expected on that evening, a Meteorological Department official said.
PTI|Jul 13, 2019, 10.25 PM IST
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...-to-moderate-showers/articleshow/70209000.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Floods, landslips cause havoc in northeast
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT GUWAHATI, JULY 13, 2019 22:18 IST
UPDATED: JULY 13, 2019 22:18 IST
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8 killed in the region; more than 14 lakh marooned in Assam
Flood and rain-induced landslips have claimed eight lives across the northeast in the past 36 hours. While five persons died in Meghalaya, two drowned in Mizoram?s Lunglei district and one in Assam?s Dhemaji district.

At least 16 people, including two 10-year-old girls in Arunachal Pradesh?s Tawang, have died in floods across the northeast in less than a week. A person each is reported missing from East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya and West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh after being swept away by strong water currents.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...-cause-havoc-in-northeast/article28423506.ece

 

[Ronan Kelly]

10 dead, more than 1 million displaced in India flooding
By Staff Reuters

GUWAHATI, India ? Heavy monsoon rains in India?s northeast Assam state displaced more than a million people from their homes and flash floods killed at least 10 in the past 72 hours, state authorities said on Saturday, warning the situation could worsen in coming days.

The Brahmaputra river, which flows from the Himalayas into India and then through Bangladesh, has burst its banks, swamping more than 1,800 villages in the state.


?10 people have died in separate incidents of drowning in the past three days and more than one million people (have been) affected, with the flood situation turning grave,? a state government flood bulletin said.

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https://globalnews.ca/news/5491996/india-flooding-assam-state/

Bihar
Child's death due to drowning in Lakhaura
Hindustan team, Motihari
Last updated: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:51 AM
A child has died on Saturday due to drowning in Chanwanchi village of Barka Pakhi in the police station area. Which has been identified as Ujala Kumari, 12 year old daughter of Harishankar Rai. This information was given to the police by Vasant Prasad Yadav, the principal husband of Vankar Prasad Yadav. Lakhaura Police is sending Motihari to post mortem.

Veerganj Due to the flooding of hundreds of houses in Nepal, 21 people have died so far. In Kathmandu, 3 in Khotang, 3 in Raimachap 2, 2 in Okhlauguda, 2 in Persia, 1 in 12 in Rautahat 2 in Bhojpur, 2 in Sarnahi, 1 in Makwanpur, 1 in Malam, one person died. One thousand people are displaced. The Nepali army has been planted in the flood affected area. No more
https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar...eath-due-to-drowning-in-lakhaura-2627923.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Bihar
Three children, who went to see flood waters in eastern Champaran, died due to drowning Muzaffarpur News
Publish Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 03:50 PM (IST)

Muzaffarpur, JNN Three children died after being drowned in the flood water near the old woman's Rohiniya Panchayat in Banjaria block under Eastern Champaran district. The bodies of all three have been recovered. In fact, five children went out to see flood water. All were watching the water of the flood. Meanwhile, two of them went away. Meanwhile, the legs of the three children watching water were slipped and drowned in water. The dead include Shubham (7 years), father - Ajay Yadav, Brajesh (9 years) - Father-Ramababu Yadav and Aarti Kumari (10 years) Father-Indigenous Yadav. All of Rohiniya Panchayat of Buddha village belong to.


Posted by: Ajit Kumar
https://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffa...-19401192.html

Kosi, Bihar's worst form of death: 29 killed, beating leaders who took stock
Publish Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 03:10 PM (IST)

Jagaran team, Patna. The water of the river of Uhnnai is entering the villages and towns of northern Bihar, Kosi and Simanchal districts and creating havoc. Flood havoc continues in many districts of Bihar. Rain and intermittent rains in the border areas of the state adjacent to Nepal have taken a deadly appearance. Floods in Bihar have killed 29 people so far and 8 districts are affected.

Flood situation took place in Sitamarhi and severe

The havoc of the rivers of Bagmati, Lucknow, Lal Bakayya and Adhara group is continuously in the district. On Monday, floods continued in many areas of the district. The water of the river has entered the houses of people, due to which people are living like highways, major roads, schools and railways on the tracks. Even now hundreds of people are surrounded by flood waters.

However, the team of NDRF and SDRF has started bringing people safe results to a higher position. Meanwhile, water has flooded the city of Sitamarhi too. The town's Taourora Dham temple has been surrounded by flood water from around. Five feet of water flowing in the Shivar Path in front of the temple is in progress. Five feet of water on the road in the Riga road of the city is in progress.

In the meantime, after floods in the Lakhandai river, the water of flood from Sitamarhi city is spreading towards district headquarter Dumra. On the other hand, the storm continues in the direction of rivers. The rivers of Bagmati and Agravara group are flowing above the danger mark. Road communication between Sitamarhi's neighboring district Shivpura, Eastern Champaran and neighbor country Nepal is dissolved.

The Dhansi track has been fixed near Chainpur on Sitamarhi-Raxaul railway line. The carriage train has been operated on this railway. After few hours, the trains will start operating on this railway. Here, repairing damaged embankment in Sukpi and Puri is in progress.

Dr. Dr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh visited the affected areas along with the officials. DM has reported that 138 panchayats of 15 blocks of the district are in the trap of flood. Community kitchens are arranged in more than 100 places. Apart from a team of three SDRF and one NDRF team, the team of officials is engaged in relief and rescue work in the affected areas.


Sunday was broken in several districts on the embankment

On Sunday morning the embankment broke in seven places in Madhubani and four places in Darbhanga. Water has penetrated in dozens of villages. 23 people died in drowning at different places. Among them, 19 deaths were reported in north Bihar and 4 people died in Simanchal.

The areas which have the highest impact of floods in Bihar include Araria, Kishanganj, Supaul, Darbhanga, Shivar, Sitamarhi, Eastern Champaran, Madhubani district. As many as 9 people have died in Araria due to floods, while the number of those killed in Motihari is 10. Relief and rescue work is in progress in the affected areas. People have come out of the affected areas and have taken shelter in the streets.


Kosi scared in Supaul, water entered into midnight houses

Kosi has taken a vivid form in Supaul. After entering the water in the middle of the night at midnight, there was a rift in the villages inside the embankment. Someone's house was washed away so somebody's cattle went away. Water is flowing above 33.90km of the eastern embankment. This spar is very close to the NH 57.

Due to the aggressive attitude of Kosi, there is pressure on dozens of points of the embankment. Approximately 10 thousand people of Araria city have taken refuge in high places. The office of Araria District, DTO, Building and Small Irrigation Department has been submerged in flood waters. The water levels of Kisanganj rivers are now partially reduced. Mahananda's water level is still 53 cm above the danger mark.


The continuous rain since one week was a bit cold, but the trouble of people of Kosi-Simanchal has begun. Kosi has taken a vivid form from Supaul. Due to the opening of all the 56 gates of Kosi Barrage on Saturday night, about 12 dozen villages of Supaul-Saharsa were submerged. Now there is a lot of loss in Supaul-Saharsa, but the water released from the barrage is increasing the water level of Kosi in Katihar. The villages in which the water has entered, people are coming out in search of safe places.

Cutting in Navagachiya of Bhagalpur

After the release of water from Kosi Barrage of Nepal, the possibility of flood water has increased in Kosi coastal villages of Navagachia subdivision. With the increase in the water level of the Kosi river, gruesome erosion has started in Kharak and more than half a dozen villages of Bihpur block. There is a threat to the survival of the villages. The villagers have started migrating from these villages. Due to the removal of luggage from their homes, dozens of families have left for safe place.

Beating MP in Madhubani

Jhansharpur MP Rampreet Mandal had to face protests in Nuru village. In fact, MP Kamla Bahan had come to know the situation of the people on the dam breaking the river. He started coming back after knowing the trick.

He did not give any assurance to run any rescue operation to save the people. They had to face tremendous opposition from villagers. Somehow MPs were rescued and they were safely taken out.

Flood victims in Araria

Flood victims armed with a stick stick at the FarbisGanj Block headquarters surrounded the MP on Sunday evening. People accused flood relief materials not reaching victims, and the MPs were falsely falsely proclaimed.

The angry victims said, do we vote so? Walk with us and see how bad we are with the flood. After this, the MP visited the affected villages under the pressure of the victims. He assured all possible help at the government level as soon as possible.

Flood waters reach two thousand houses of Muzaffarpur

In Muzaffarpur district, despite the water level of the Bagmati river remained stable, the situation of flood in Katra and Aurai remained fragile. Flood water has entered into two thousand houses. Water is entering fast in new areas of Eastern Champaran. Eight deaths have died due to drowning here.


CM Nitish visits affected areas

After reviewing the flood, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited the affected areas on Sunday and issued instructions to accelerate the relief and rescue work after flying. CM Nitish conducted aero survey of Shivar, Sitamarhi, Motihari, Mighabani, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur. During this time the Minister of Water Resources was present with CM. NDRF and SDRF teams have also been involved in the rescue of flood victims in Bihar.

Posted by: Kajal Kumari
https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-c...-19400789.html

Assam
13 Dead, Most of Kaziranga National Park and NH-37 Under Water as Flood Situation Worsens in Assam
About 80 per cent of the Kaziranga National Park and 95 camps are under water as floods continue to wreak havoc in Assam. Officials said animals residing in the national park have been taken to the highlands.
Tulika Devi | News18Updated:July 15, 2019, 4:20 PM IST facebookTwitterskype

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam worsened on Monday, with four more deaths reported from Jorhat, Barpeta and Dhubri districts, taking the total death toll to 13, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in a report.

Nearly 26.5 lakh people across 28 districts have been affected by the floods so far. The communication between upper and lower Assam also got disrupted as the NH-37 near Kaziranga National Park submerged in water. State authorities have put restrictions on the entry of lightweight vehicles on the national highway.
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https://www.news18.com/news/india/1...flood-situation-worsens-in-assam-2231279.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Assam flood: 15 dead, 43 lakh people affected; 90% Kaziranga Park inundated
Assam flood: Altogether 42.87 lakh people in 4,157 villages are reeling under the impact of the floods
PTI Guwahati Last Updated: July 16, 2019 | 10:44 IST

The situation in Assam deteriorated Monday as floodwaters submerged 30 of the 33 districts in Assam and death toll increased to 15, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the situation and assured of all assistance from the Centre.

Altogether 42.87 lakh people in 4,157 villages are reeling under the impact of the floods that have submerged 1,53,211 hectares of farm land in 30 districts, according to the daily report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).

One death each was reported from Goalpara, Morigaon, Nagaon and Hailakandi districts, taking the toll to 15 so far, it said.
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https://www.businesstoday.in/latest...a-park-inundated-flood-news/story/364653.html

Floods in Bihar: Several rivers including Kosi-Kamala, Vaikaral Roop, Abatak 46 die
Publish Date: Tue, Jul 16, 2019 11:17 AM (IST)

Increasing water levels of rivers in many parts of North-Eastern Bihar continue. Due to floods, 46 people have died so many villages have been submerged. Many places have been damaged.
Patna, JNN The floods of Bihar are continuously continuing, due to which the death of 46 people in Bihar has been reported so far. By Monday evening, the death toll was 35, which rose to 46 on Tuesday morning. Let us say that 12 districts of Bihar are affected by the flood, while more than 19 lakh people have left the house due to this and have taken refuge in the places.

Boosted Kosi-Kamala river in Samastipur

Today, there is an increase in the water level of Kosi Kamla in Rosda of Samastipur, whereas four Panchayats of Bithan police station in the district have become submerged. The communication of villages has been cut off from the Headquarters of Rosda Block. At the same time, the gauntlet is broken by the gates. In the last 24 hours, the water level of the river has increased by 3 feet and people are commuting with boat.

Broken dam in Madhubani, many villages submerged

In Madhubani, the Maharaji dam has been broken by many places, so that dozens of villages in the western areas have become submerged. Many villages have lost contact with the main road.Benipatti is built in the subdivision, the Maharaji dam, which is broken.There is news of death due to the drowning of the water in the floodplain of the wheat river of the district.

Two children found dead in flood water in Motihari

At the same time, the body of the children immersed in the water yesterday in Motihari. 20 hours ago children were submerged in flood waters and their bodies were being searched for. The body of a child and a child has been recovered. The bodies of both of them were taken out in collaboration with the villagers. The incident of Bhawanipur village of Kundava Chanpur police station in the district.

Bridge connecting Darbhanga-Sitamarhi bridge

The sharp torrent of flood in river Darbhanga shed one part of the bridge on the road in front of the eyes of the people. Due to the flowing of this bridge on the Bypass Road linking Sitamarhi by going to Darbhanga, many villages have lost contact with the Block Headquarters and NH-57. The bridge was broken at that time when people were still on the bridge and were trapped in the break in their mobile.

Darbhanga - affected rail operations between Sitamarhi

Rajesh Kumar, Chief Public Relations Officer of East Central Railway, Hajipur said that on Saturday night at 01:50 pm on the Darbhanga-Sitamarhi rail section of the Samastipur Railway Board, it was found that the flood water between Kamtaul-Jogiara was marked by the danger of rail bridge number 18 Has crossed. Keeping in mind Railway Safety, immediate rail operations have been stopped. Water level is being monitored.

More than 46 dead in floods

Talking about the deaths of floods in Bihar, 19 people have died in Motihari, while the Araria flood has killed 11 people so far.

The floods in Sitamarhi have killed 11 people, while the figure of floods in Kishanganj is about 4. In Darbhanga, Shivar, one person has lost life since the flood. At the same time, talking about government figures, the Department of Disaster Management, Bihar Government has confirmed the death of 24 people so far.

These districts are affected by the flood

Araria district is most affected and after this the condition of Kishanganj, Purnia and Katihar districts remains poor due to flood. In the districts of Purnia, Mahananda and its tributaries flowed in Kanakai, Parman and Mechi. In addition, many small rivers named Saura and Kosi take rowdruo in rainy days.

From Araria to Kishanganj, NH 57 and NH31 are currently living in many ways.

Posted by: Kajal Kumari
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[Ronan Kelly]

10 more people, 3 rhinos killed in flood-hit Assam
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT GUWAHATI:, JULY 17, 2019 13:04 IST
UPDATED: JULY 17, 2019 22:49 IST

The floods have also affected about 45 lakh people across 4,620 villages in 31 of Assam?s 33 districts
Floodwaters showed a receding trend in Assam on Wednesday but left 10 people in five districts and three one-horned rhinos in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) dead.

Floods and rain-induced landslides have so far killed 30 people while 51 animals have either drowned in KNP or been killed by speeding vehicles while trying to escape to higher ground beyond a highway along the southern edge of the park.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...killed-in-flood-hit-assam/article28503328.ece


Bihar
Fatal flood situation in North Bihar, 50 deaths, report of Water Resources Department issued
Publish Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 05:59 PM (IST)

Jagaran team, Patna. Water conservation continues in north Bihar. The problem of flooding is increasing due to the boom in the rivers. Water has entered water in new areas of Sitamarhi on Tuesday. At the same time, the western embankment of Khiroi river near the railway bridge in Darbhanga has collapsed. There is a sharp drop of water on the railway bridge between Kamtaul and Jogiara station. Operations on the Darbhanga-Sitamarhi rail line have got stalled. Many embankments have broken into Darbhanga, Madhubani and Betiya.

So far, more than 50 people have died in Bihar's tragedy, and deaths are on the rise. In 12 districts of Bihar, 571 panchayats of 79 blocks are flood affected whereas 26 lakh people affected by floods.

Water Resources Department issued report

Today the Water Resources Department has released the report related to floods. After the flood, the report has been issued on the water level of the rivers. According to the report, the water level of Bagmati and Kamla Balan has decreased, while the water level of old Gandak and Ganga river is rising. Also, the water level of the repon river is also increasing. The water level of Mahananda and Labaegia river is reduced.

In Kosi-Simanchal, the water level of Mahananda, Kanakai and Bakra has dropped below the danger mark in Purnea. However, Mahananda is on the boom in Katihar. On the other hand, there are people on Khamadiyas Kamla and Bagmati's Rahamokram. Even after 48 hours of floods, relief materials have not been reached till flood victims. 31 people died in various places in the state due to drowning.

The havoc of the rivers of Bagmati, Lucknow, Lal Bakayya and Advara group is continuing in Sitamarhi district. Flood continues in the areas of Bargagnia, Sappi, Sonbarasa, Paharhar, Surasand, Bathnah, Riga, MajorGanj, Belsand, RuneiSaidpur, Belsand and Parsaui on Tuesday.

People are staying on highways, major roads, schools and railways on the track. Meanwhile, water has flooded in dozens of other new areas of Sitamarhi city. Apart from this, the flow of five feet of water in the Shivar Path, opposite Rampura Dham Temple and the Riga Road continue.

On the other side, the trains were completely closed on Tuesday, due to the rapid drift of water on the Jojiara railway bridge number 18 of Sitamarhi-Darbhanga Rail section. In addition to all the trains to Darbhanga, many long distance trains were canceled. Road links are also disrupted from Shivar, Madhubani, Eastern Champaran and neighboring Nepal.

Three children of the same family were sunk in the water of flood in Shitalpatti village of Meenpur block of Muzaffarpur district, while two children including the mother of the children were rescued. The three drowning children were siblings.

Water flowing above the Zamindari dam on the Sikarahana river flowing through Bethia's Mozhuliya area. Road communication of half a dozen villages has been broken. Teenage death has passed since the drowning in the Chandravat river.

Lalibekya and Sikarahna river in Motihari is flowing above the danger mark. Flood water is growing rapidly in many villages including Sugauli city. The Gandak river is flowing down from the danger mark. Three people died after drowning at different places.

On the other hand, due to the average rainfall in the water acquisition area of ​​river Gandak in Bagha, the water level of the river is around 1.8 million cusec on Tuesday.

Here, in the Madhubani district, the Maharaji Dam, which passed through the Benipatti area on Tuesday, collapsed in Meghavan, Ranipur, Agrapoti and Shivanagar. Ganguli ring dam also broke. At the same time, the security dam at Dhaos river in Madhwapur was broken. Flood water has spread in dozens of new villages. Three died due to drowning at different places.

In the Jalka block area of ​​Darbhanga, the western embankment of Kharoi river of Advara group collapsed at around 3 am on Monday night in front of the Milky village. By breaking the embankment, 16 panchayats of western part of the block area are affected by the flood.

Water level of the rivers reduced in Kosi Seemanchal

Apart from the rain, other major rivers including Kosi have declined in the water level. Engineers are trying to stop the situation like flood-cutting due to sudden fluctuations in the water level of Kosi in Supaul. On Tuesday, 16 people were killed in Kosi-Seemanchal.

Eight in Purnia, four in Saharsa and one each in Supaul-Madhepura-Kishanganj-Araria have been killed. There is still water stored in flood affected areas. Patients are taken shelter at high places.

In Purnia, the water level of Mahananda, Kanakai and Bakra has dropped below the danger mark. Five people were killed in flood waters in Amaur. Kosi water flows continue to fluctuate in Supaul. On Tuesday evening at 4 o'clock, Kosi's waterway was recorded 1,74,870 cusec.

There is panic pressure from 27.00 to 54.09 km below Ghogradha, including 6.80 km of the western embankment. Also, the name of the leakage released from the sluice gate number 2 of Nirmali Ring Dam is not taking the name. Going to the highest level of the water release, where water was overtop at 6.80km, the spot was largely punctured due to a sudden decline and excessive pressure was also made.

About 1.5 lakh people have been affected since the floods in Saharsa. The administration is talking about the affect of 17,000 people of eight panchayats. Due to rising water levels in rivers in Madhepura, many villages of Kumarakom, Murliganj, Alamnagar and Chausa block remain in danger of flooding. The water level of Araria rivers has decreased.

Due to low water level, erosion has started in the embankment along the river Nuna. Victims in relief camp at relief school, Gilihadi, are not getting food. Flood victims performed it. In Kishanganj, there is a partial reduction in the water levels of rivers including Mahananda, Yanchi, Kanakai. There is a boom in Kadihar in Mahananda. A slight increase has been recorded in the water level of Ganga.

Relief materials not reached in danger

Kharagiyya's Cherachakhera block has an old relation. Kosi-Kamala is a village in the coastal area. Bagmati also flows near. But, such floods have never seen people here. In the 24 hours 10 hands came water.

Water is stable on Tuesday, but it is difficult to get out of the people's homes. Those who have water in their houses, spent the night awake. Take a bang, bite and cut the day. There neither has the officials arrived nor the relief materials have been provided by the administration. Flood victims are at Kosi-Kamala's Rahoma-Karam.

Posted by: Kajal Kumari
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Bihar floods: Death toll reaches 67, water levels recede but more areas affected
The death figure, as per the state disaster management department, has registered a more than two-fold rise since 24 hours ago when it stood at 33.
By PTI |
Patna |
Published: July 17, 2019 10:37:11 pm

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A flooded road after heavy rain in Araria district of Bihar. (PTI)
Death toll in the Bihar flash floods, caused by torrential rainfall in the catchment areas of Nepal over the weekend, soared to 67 on Wednesday. The officials asserted that water levels have begun to recede in the inundated areas and focus has now shifted to prevention of outbreak of diseases.

The death figure, as per the state disaster management department, has registered a more than two-fold rise since 24 hours ago when it stood at 33. Sitamarhi with 17 deaths, as against 11 the previous day, remained the district reporting the maximum number of casualties, followed by Araria (12), Madhubani (11), Sheohar (09), Purnea (07) Darbhanga (05), Kishanganj (04) and Supaul (02).

Casualty figures have risen, since Tuesday, in districts like Araria, Kishanganj and Sheohar while Purnea, Darbhanga and Madhubani reported no death till Tuesday.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/c...eath-toll-rains-monsoon-nitish-kumar-5834785/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Assam floods: Nine more perish as death toll reaches 37
With vast areas of KNP and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary submerged, many wild animals, including deer and buffaloes, have been moved to highlands.


Published: 18th July 2019 08:59 PM | Last Updated: 19th July 2019 12:32 AM

KAZIRANGA: Nine more people perished in the past 24 hours in the first wave of the flood in Assam, taking the death toll to 37 with two dying in landslides. The nine deaths occurred in Biswanath, Sonitpur, Morigaon, Udalguri, Bongaigaon and Barpeta districts.


According to official sources, 53,52,107 people have been affected in 4,128 villages under 103 revenue circles of 28 districts. The affected districts were Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Udalguri, Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, South Salmara, Goalpara, Kamrup, Kamrup (M), Morigaon, Nagaon, Hojai, Karbi Anglong, Golaghat, Majuli, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Cachar and Karimganj.
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http://www.newindianexpress.com/nat...-perish-as-death-toll-reaches-37-2005951.html

Death toll hits 131 as Assam, Bihar reel under floods
INDIA Updated: Jul 19, 2019 00:06 IST
HT Correspondents

Kamrup/Patna/Chandigarh: Parts of northern India remained under water as the flood situation showed no signs of relenting in Assam and Bihar, even as the states? disaster management departments revised death toll figures. In Bihar, 78 persons have died, including 18 in Sitamarhi district, which borders Nepal. The northern part of the state is grappling with floods caused by torrential rains in Nepal, where reports indicate that 90 people have died. More than 5.5 million people in 12 districts of Bihar are affected by the floods.

In Assam, the death toll rose to 39 on Thursday, with 28 districts submerged, and at least 5.4 million people displaced. Barpeta is the worst-hit district with 1.34 million people affected by the deluge, which has damaged over 4,000 houses across the state and affected over 2.5 million animals.

With two more deaths in Meghalaya, the death toll due to flooding rose to eight, and over 155,000 people are affected.
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...e-to-floods/story-gjYqO8vfUUgOZx7yJqOn6H.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Assam floods: Death toll rises to 48, nearly 15 lakh animals

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Death toll in Bihar floods climbs to 92, says state disaster
PTI Patna Updated: 19-07-2019 20:15 IST Created: 19-07-2019 20:15 IST Death toll in Bihar floods climbs to 92, says state disaster
Death toll in Bihar floods climbs to 92, says state disastermanagement department.
https://www.devdiscourse.com/articl...bihar-floods-climbs-to-92-says-state-disaster

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Monsoon Flooding Death Toll Climbs to 164 in South Asia
The death toll in monsoon flooding in South Asia has climbed past 160 as millions of people and animals continue to face the brunt in three countries.
By Associated Press, Wire Service Content July 20, 2019, at 10:11 a.m.
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At least 90 people have died in Nepal and 62 in northeastern India's Assam state over the past week. A dozen have been killed in flooding in Bangladesh.

Shiv Kumar, a government official in Assam, said 10 rare one-horned rhinos have died in Kaziranga National Park since the Brahmaputra River burst its banks, flooding the reserve.

Some 4.8 million people spread over 3,700 villages across the state are still affected by the floods, though the frequency of rains has decreased in the past 24 hours, the Assam Disaster Response Authority said. The authority said the bodies of 12 residents from different areas were recovered on Saturday.

More than 2.5 million people have been impacted by flooding in northeastern India's Bihar state.
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https://www.usnews.com/news/world/a...looding-death-toll-rises-to-152-in-south-asia

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Bihar
Five dead in flood water floods
Hindustan team, Motihari
Last updated: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 11:54 PM IST
Three people died due to drowning in flood waters. Muskan Kumar (12), son of Gajendra Rai of Tukulia Ward number 5 of Mufassil police station, died due to drowning in flood waters.

Gajendra Rai has applied in Mufassil police station. Ramdarsh ​​Mukhiya (50) of Ajgarri village of Banjaria police station and Raju Kumar (03), son of Rajesh Sahni, died in Bararakh village of Pachidiyal police station. The post mortem was done at the Sadar Hospital of the three bodies.

Tateria Nidhi Kumari, 11-year-old daughter of Ramsagar Rai, a resident of Molanpur under Dhedhwa Panchayat was going to defecate in the morning. Meanwhile, Rajapure Police Station President Pradeep Kumar Ram, Saini Vijay Kumar Shukla and Sap Jawans sent Motihari to the post-mortem for postmortem after getting the tip off due to the slip of the foot. The information was given by former chief son Pappu Kumar Yadav.

Sigh Minhajul Haq Ansari (58) resident of Saphi village under Pachakkadi OP died on Saturday after drowning in the river Lalbakeya. He was returning home from his relative's house late on Friday. In order to cross the river near Jamua Ghat, he got stuck in the river pits. He died. On Saturday morning, the personnel of the Home Guard, guarding the embankment, saw him and took out his dead body. Pachakkadi police sent the body to Motihari for post-mortem.
https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/motihari/story-five-dead-in-flood-water-floods-2641875.html

5 more die in Bihar floods, toll reaches 97
Patna, Jul 20: With five more deaths, the death toll in Bihar floods reached 97 on Saturday, the state?s disaster management department said.
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https://thedawnlitpost.com/5-more-die-in-bihar-floods-toll-reaches-97/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Bihar floods: Toll rises to 102 as five more dead in Madhubani; over 72 lakh affected in 12 districts
India Press Trust of India Jul 21, 2019 22:56:04 IST

Patna: Five more people died in Bihar flood, taking the death toll to 102 on Sunday, as over 72 lakh people were affected in 12 districts, the state's disaster management department said. All the five deaths were reported since late Saturday from.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday visited relief camps in Sitamarhi and Darbhanga. Around 72.78 lakh people of 104 blocks in 12 districts were affected by the floods that have hit the state in the wake of torrential rainfall in the catchment areas of neighbouring Nepal.

Of the 12 affected districts, Sitamarhi, with 27 deaths, remained the worst-affected, followed by Madhubani (23), Araria (12), Sheohar and Darbhanga (10 each) and Purnea (nine), Kishanganj (five), Supaul (three), East Champaran (two) and Saharsa (one).
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https://www.firstpost.com/india/bih...72-lakh-affected-in-12-districts-7031481.html

Assam flood death toll touches 67
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), one each body was recovered from Dhemaji, Goalpara and Rangiya and two bodies from Morigaon districts.
By Bikash Singh
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...eath-toll-touches-67/articleshow/70319955.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Three killed in Uttarakhand as heavy rains lashPublished 7 days ago on July 16, 2019 By Mumbai Press

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Three people were killed as monsoon rains on Monday continued to lash Uttarakhand with full ferocity, blocking highways and triggering landslides at number of places.

The Met Department has issued warning of heavy rains at number of places in various districts in the next 24 hours.

Three persons, including two youths, were killed when a jeep fell into a river at Madkot area of Pithoragarh district amidst heavy rains there on Monday night, police said.
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https://mumbaipress.com/three-killed-in-uttarakhand-as-heavy-rains-lash/

Assam Floods: Death toll reaches 69
Around 644 numbers of Relief Camps are operational in the districts with 96,890 inmates and around 113 Relief Distribution Centres are functioning.
ET Bureau|Jul 22, 2019, 08.01 PM IST
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...-reaches-69/articleshow/70333189.cms?from=mdr
Two more die in Bihar floods, death toll reaches 104
Press Trust of India | Patna
Last Updated at July 22, 2019 20:36 IST

With two more deaths reported from Muzaffarpur district, the death toll in Bihar floods increased to 104 on Monday with 76.85 lakh people affected by the deluge, Disaster Management Department officials said.

The water-level is receding in the 12 flood-affected districts - Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Araria, Sheohar, Darbhanga, Purnea, Kishanganj, Supaul, East Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Saharsa and Katihar, the officials said.

Though the number of people affected by flood has increased to 76.85 lakh on Monday
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https://www.business-standard.com/a...ds-death-toll-reaches-104-119072201223_1.html

Monsoon toll tops 650 as rains unleash flood fury in South Asia

Date created : 22/07/2019 - 16:28

New Delhi (AFP)

Severe floods and lightning have claimed the lives of more than 650 people across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, officials said Monday as the annual monsoon took its toll on the rainfed region.

More than 10 million people in the South Asian countries have been affected by the deluge, which has also forced tens of thousands to flee their homes.

In India, heavy rains since the start of July have killed at least 467 people with many districts in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam states cut off because of flooding.

In Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, lightning strikes killed 37 people in separate incidents, a disaster management official told AFP. The latest fatalities took the northern state's toll to 228 dead.
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https://www.france24.com/en/20190722-monsoon-toll-tops-650-rains-unleash-flood-fury-south-asia
Nine more deaths in rain-related incidents across India
Press Trust of India | New Delhi
Last Updated at July 22, 2019 21:50 IST
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In Kerala, five persons lost their lives as heavy rains continued to pound northern districts.

A Red alert (very heavy rains) has been sounded in Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur districts till Tuesday.

Since the monsoon hit Kerala on June 8 after a week's delay, 20 rain-related deaths have been reported from the southern state, sources told PTI.
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https://www.business-standard.com/a...ed-incidents-across-india-119072201331_1.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Death toll in Assam, Bihar floods reaches reaches 174
In Assam, the number of deaths touched 68 as two more people died in Morigaon and Golaghat districts since Monday.

Press Trust of India
Guwahati/Patna
July 24, 2019UPDATED: July 24, 2019 00:03 IST
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With both the casualties taking place in Madhubani district of Bihar, the toll in the state reached 106. In Assam, the number of deaths touched 68 as two more people died in Morigaon and Golaghat districts since Monday.

A total of 28.01 lakh people were affected in 19 of the 33 districts of the northeastern state, officials said in Guwahati.
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https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...floods-reaches-reaches-174-1572771-2019-07-24

Assam flood: Water submerges more villages, death toll now 71
India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 23 Jul 2019, 07:47 pm

Guwahati, July 23 (IBNS): Floodwaters have submerged more villages in Assam following heavy rain over the past 34 hours.

With two more deaths, the death toll in Assam flood has risen to 71. Over 28 lakh people of 19 districts are affected.

According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), two persons died due to flood in the state in past 24 hours and the death toll mounted to 71.

The latest two deaths have occurred in Morigaon and Golaghat districts.
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https://www.indiablooms.com/health-...ubmerges-more-villages-death-toll-now-71.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

23 people killed in lightning strikes in Bihar and Jharkhand
Published: Jul 24, 2019, 18:13 IST | mid-day online desk

On Wednesday, at least 23 people were killed in lightning strikes in Bihar and Jharkhand. Thirteen people died in Aurangabad, East Champaran and Bhagalpur districts of Bihar, while 10 people lost their lives in Jamtara, Ramgarh and Pakur districts in Jharkhand.

The deaths in lightning strikes occurred since Tuesday night. Bihar was also lashed by heavy rains.
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https://www.mid-day.com/articles/23...tning-strikes-in-bihar-and-jharkhand/21412199

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Fresh wave of floods kills 6 in Assam, toll 75
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT GUWAHATI, JULY 24, 2019 22:28 IST
UPDATED: JULY 24, 2019 22:28 IST

A fresh wave of floods during the past 48 hours, particularly affecting western Assam, killed six people on Wednesday taking the toll due to drowning and rain-induced landslides to 75.

At least 800 domestic animals and fowls had been washed away while 205 wild animals either drowned or were hit by vehicles while fleeing the Kaziranga National Park in eastern Assam. An elephant was also reported killed in western Assam’s Manas National Park.

Officials of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said heavy rainfall in western Assam and the adjoining hills of Bhutan flooded large swathes of Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar and Nalbari districts during the last 24 hours.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...le28701881.ece
Death toll in Bihar flood rises to 123
Press Trust of India | Patna
Last Updated at July 24, 2019 22:30 IST

The death toll in Bihar flood rose to 123 on Wednesday with 17 people losing their lives, as the situation worsened in the past two days due to heavy rainfall.

According to the state disaster management department, the death toll in the worst-affected Sitamarhi district rose to 37 from 27.
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https://www.business-standard.com/a...-bihar-flood-rises-to-123-119072401687_1.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

5 more die in Assam flood, toll touches 80
By PTI / July 26, 2019 / Comments Off on 5 more die in Assam flood, toll touches 80

Guwahati, July 26 (PTI): Floods in Assam claimed five more lives on Friday, taking the toll in the state to 80 even as water levels in all the affected districts receded further, an official report said.

Around 27.15 lakh people in 2,078 villages of 17 districts have been affected by the deluge.

Of the five deaths, two were from Baksa district while one each was reported from Barpeta, Cachar and Biswanath, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said in its report.
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https://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/5-more-die-in-assam-flood-toll-touches-80/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Bihar Flood: Constant deep floods, villages broken down into a broken river; Death figure 200 cross
Publish Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 08:11 PM (IST)

Patna [Jagaran Team]. With floods of monsoon in many areas of Nepal and Bihar, floods in North Bihar, Kosi and Simanchal have again deepened. The difficulties of people have started to increase in new areas. If the dams, bridges and roads are breaking down, then the house is also falling. Due to the flood between rescue and rescue, the figure of the dead has crossed two hundred.
Rainfall in Uttar Bihar is also rife with rain on Friday. The water level of the rivers continues to increase. Talk about Thursday, water has flooded in hundreds of villages in Champaran, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur districts. Water has spread in many villages due to the breakdown of the trebhi canal in Raxaul. People cheated about relief in Sitamarhi. Flood victims in Block Bar of Darbhanga made Block Head-Deputy Head hostage.



Death figure two hundred crosses
were 123 people killed by the floods, according to official figures. These include 37 of Sitamdhi, 30 of Madhubani, 12 of Araria, 10-10 in Shivar and Darbhanga, nine in Purnia, five in Kishanganj, four in Muzaffarpur, three from Supaul, two from Eastern Champaran and one from Saharsa. However, according to non-government data, more than two hundred deaths have been done.
Seven rivers of
Bihar are flooded above the danger mark due to the rescue of flooding due to 26 teams rising above the danger mark. Increased Gandak, Bagmati, Advara Group, Kamala Balan, Kosi, Mahananda and Parimal rivers are flowing above the danger mark in many places.
Meanwhile, a total of 26 teams of NDRF and SDRF have been engaged in the rescue of the victims. 22,400 people have been sheltered in 42 relief camps being run in different districts.
In West Champaran, Darbhanga, a new area of ​​Sitamarhi,
road connectivity of 22 villages in two villages, in the Chichamnagar district, was also dissolved for the fourth consecutive day. Pilot Channel and Parco Pine Dam have been destroyed due to the havoc of the Masan river in the villages of Tumdhadi Panchayat of Ramnagar block. Half-foot water is flowing between Siroha and Pachfara village on NH-727. The contact of the subdivision headquarters from Sikka and Mentand Block Headquarters has also broken.

The water of the Sikarahna river in Eastern Champaran has entered the city of Sugauli. With the pressure of the Bangari river, the embankment of the Triveni canal has broken up to about 30 feet near Belhia village of Ramgadhwa block.

There is an increase in the water level of Kosi, Bhuthee Balan and Kamala river in Madhepur block area of ​​Madhubani district. There are dozens of villages of Katra and Aurai block in Muzaffarpur district surrounded by water. Floods continue in many parts of Samastipur district With the ongoing torrential rains in Sitamarhi district, water levels of Bagmati and Adhara group are increasing rapidly. Many of the cities of Sitamarhi are in the flood of flood waters.

In the flood affected 14 blocks of the Darbhanga district and in the area of ​​Corporation area, there is a decrease in the water level of Bagmati, Jeez and Kamla Bhawan. At the same time there has been an increase in the water level of the living bears in the Sadar block. The situation in the 14 panchayats of Kusheshwarasthan remained serious.



Due to worsening situation in Simanchal and Kosi

On the other hand, situation in Bihar, Simanchal and Kosi also once again worsened. The water level of Mahananda, Parman, Kanakai etc. in Purnia is now below the danger mark, but the water is growing. Kosi water flows continue to fluctuate in Supaul. There has also been an increase in Kosi water level in Saharsa. The water reached in the lower parts has reduced due to the decrease in the water level of Kosi and Sursar in Madhepura. There has been an increase in the water level of rivers like goat, ratwa, nuna, flowing in Araria. The embankment of the Nuna River in Dagama is hunting for erosion. In Kishanganj, all the small rivers including Mahananda, Kanakai, Kanchi are on the boom.


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https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-...har-again-death-toll-crosses200-19433391.html

Bihar floods: Death toll touches 127; CM Nitish Kumar to seek Centre?s help
By Team MyNationFirst Published 27, Jul 2019, 3:32 PM IST

Patna: The flood situation remained grim in Bihar with the death toll climbing to 127 on Friday (July 26), even as the Nitish Kumar government said it will be writing to the Centre for help in the wake of the calamity which has affected over 80 lakh people in the state.

Two deaths each were reported from Darbhanga and Kishanganj districts, the state disaster management department said in a press release.

The total number of casualties in Darbhanga now stands at 12 and seven in Kishanganj.
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https://www.mynation.com/india-news...27-cm-nitish-kumar-to-seek-centre-help-pvap7i

Assam flood situation improves, death count now 83
India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 26 Jul 2019, 08:13 pm

Guwahati, July 26 (IBNS): The flood situation in Assam has improved with the water levels in the flood-hit areas receding. However, over 27 lakh people are still bearing the brunt of the flood.

With five more deaths, the death toll stands at 83 now.

According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), two people drowned in flood waters in Baksa district while one each died in Barpeta, Cachar and Biswanath district in the past 24 hours.

A total of 2078 villages in 61 revenue circles and 1,22,835 hectares of crop land are still under water.
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https://indiablooms.com/health-details/E/4849/assam-flood-situation-improves-death-count-now-83.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Kerala
reporting 26 lives lost to July 24.
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefw...port as on 24-07-2019 -at 1800.-converted.pdf


5.TRIPURA

Flood situation in Tripura, showed signs of improvement as Khowai and Haora rivers started receding. Around 25886 people from West Tripura district and Khowai district have taken shelter in government buildings. Total of 08 districts are affected, 05 people death and 15 injured due to the flood.
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7.JHARKHAND

Death of 15 people were reported by media in the state due to lightning strikes and casualty is reported from Jamtara, Dumka, Pakur and Ramgarh.
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https://reliefweb.int/report/india/...infall-landslide-and-flood-situation-india-27

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Death toll in rain-related incidents touch 22 in Rajasthan; flood-like situation in Kota
Kota recorded the maximum 151.8 mm of rain till Sunday morning while Sawaimadhopur registered 68 mm of rainfall.


Published: 28th July 2019 09:55 PM | Last Updated: 28th July 2019 09:55 PM

JAIPUR: The toll in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan touched 22 on Sunday with nine more causalities reported from various parts of the state as Kota and its nearby areas faced flood-like situation due to heavy rainfall since Saturday night.

An elderly woman died in Bhilwara after the roof of her house collapsed, while a man was swept away in a swollen drain and three boys were drowned in another drain in Pali, an official said.
In Bundi, a 17-year-old boy was drowned in a drain.
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http://www.newindianexpress.com/nat...han-flood-like-situation-in-kota-2010766.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Flood-like situation in Gujarat claims 5 lives; Assam, Bihar return to normalcy
The number of people affected by floods, according to the department, has reached 88.46 lakh and they are spread across 1269 Panchayats falling under 111 blocks of 13 districts.
Press Trust of India
Patna/Guwahati
August 2, 2019UPDATED: August 2, 2019 00:23 IST

Good news continued to come from Assam where life was slowly returning to normal in the flood affected districts. (Photo: ANI)
Five persons were killed and over 5,000 were evacuated in Gujarat which was battered by nearly 500 mm of rain till Thursday morning, even as Assam and Bihar heaved a sigh of relief as the flood situation in the states improved considerably for the second consecutive day.
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Close to 9 million people are said to be affected by floods in Bihar till Thursday though the number of casualties remained unchanged, at 130, for the second consecutive day, according to the state disaster management department.
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https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...m-bihar-return-to-normalcy-1576233-2019-08-02

Flood situation improves considerably in Assam
19:58 HRS IST
Guwahati, Aug 1 (PTI) Assam's flood situation improved considerably on Thursday with the water level of all the major rivers and its tributaries receding and life was slowly returning to normal in the flood affected districts.
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There was no report of any fresh casaulty due to floods and the death toll in the current wave of floods stays at 86.

The flood-hit people are returning to their homes with 3,795 inmates currently lodged in 33 relief camps at Barpeta, Chirang, Morigaon, Nagaon and Jorhat.
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http://www.ptinews.com/news/10751315_Flood-situation-improves-considerably-in-Assam.html