Hundreds of villages flooded in Bihar as rivers rise

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 13:36

Flood waters entered over 100 villages in Bihar in the past 24 hours, forcing people to abandon their homes, as many rivers in the state rose and posed a threat to other villages too, officials said on Thursday.

Floods in six Bihar districts

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 21:47

Floods triggered by heavy rains in Nepal have affected 158 panchayats spread over six districts in Bihar and affected 1.53 lakh people.

Bihar flood situation improving

Last Updated: Friday, September 30, 2011, 15:46

The flood situation in Bihar today showed signs of improvement with major rivers maintaining their receding trend in the state where 93 people lost their lives since the beginning of monsoon this year.

Bihar floods: 76 dead, 77 lakh people affected

Last Updated: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 21:06

Altogether 76 people have lost their lives in floods spread over 23 districts in Bihar since June this year, State Disaster Management department secretary Vyasji said on Thursday.

Bihar floods: Rivers recede, over 2 lakh affected

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 19:23

The overall flood situation in Bihar eased on Tuesday with rivers Sone and Ganga receding even as over two lakh people continued to reel under the recent spell of floods in different districts of the state.

Bihar reels under flood fury

Last Updated: Thursday, September 1, 2011, 11:00

The floods have affected 1.86 million people of 1364 villages in 20 districts.

`In Bihar, floods are a man-made menace`

Last Updated: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 10:43

In Bihar, two and a half days of floods have been turned into a two-and-a-half-month-long affair.

Bihar floods: 38 killed, nearly 1.5 million affected

Last Updated: Monday, August 22, 2011, 20:58

At least 38 people have been killed and 1.86 million affected by floods in Bihar as major rivers continue to be in spate crossing the danger mark at several places in the state.

Floods render thousands homeless in Bihar

Last Updated: Sunday, August 21, 2011, 21:11

Bihar CM carried out an aerial survey of the affected areas, saying the situation is under control.

Over half a million hit by Bihar floods

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 15:22

Over half a million people have been affected by floods in Bihar, with thousands forced to flee their homes, reviving fears of the 2008 devastation.

More embankments to control floods in Bihar

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 14:29

Bihar plans to construct more embankments to control floods and protect millions of people from being uprooted, a minister said Tuesday.

Bihar floods worsen, over 100 villages inundated

Last Updated: Monday, July 4, 2011, 12:53

Hundreds of thousands of people in Bihar are living in fear after heavy rains caused several rivers to swell and flood over 100 villages, officials said on Monday.