Heavy rain in Nepal leads to flood in several Bihar districts

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar takes an aerial survey of the flood affected districts of Bihar, Sunday. (PTI Photo)

A swollen Baghmati has flooded over 200 villages of Sitamarhi and Sheohar in north Bihar.

Thousands of people are living in camps and eating at community kitchens being run by the state government. The Sheohar district has lost road connectivity to adjoining districts at several places.

The road linking Nanpur block of Sitamarhi and Gayghat block of Muzaffarpur is underwater at several places.

A view of broken culvert broken due to flooded water following incessant monsoon rainfall, at Chiraiya block under East Champaran. (PTI Photo)

Besides Baghmati, Kamala Balan and Lakhandei rivers have swelled because of additional water discharge from Nepal.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and state Water Resources Minister Sanjay Jha conducted aerial survey of the flood-hit districts on Sunday.

East Champaran: A view of flooded streets following incessant monsoon rainfall, at Patahi Block under East Champaran. (PTI Photo)

Disaster Management Principal Secretary Pratyaya Amrit said, “We are sending teams of NDRF and SDRF for rescue operations. We are also running dozens of camps and community kitchens for the flood-affected people.” —(With PTI inputs)