More than 55 lakh people affected in Assam, Bihar floods

TIL Desk/National/Patna/ Flood situation remained grim in Bihar where swollen rivers originating in Nepal and flowing through the states northern districts have affected more than 45 lakh people so far, the disaster management department said on Friday.

No loss of life was reported on account of floods in the last 24 hours, causing the death toll to remain stable at 11, though the number of people troubled by the calamity grew by more than half a million during the period, according to the bulletin issued by the department.

The number of distressed people, across 1012 panchayats of of 14 districts, has reached 45.39 lakh, compared with the previous days figure of 39.63 lakh, said the department. The state’s response to floods has triggered wordy duel between rival parties, keeping in view the approaching assembly election.

Meanwhile in Assam one more person died at Gossaigaon in Kokrajhar district, taking the total number of people losing their lives in the year’s flood in landslide to 135 across the state, of whome 109 were killed by flood related incidents and 26 died due to landslides,