Bihar Flood fury: BJP MP Ram Kripal Yadav's makeshift boat capsizes in flood-water

22:27 October 02

9,000 flood-affected people evacuated by NDRF teams

According to a statement released by NDRF,  since September, 28, NDRF teams have evacuated more than 9,000 flood-affected people in Bihar. Operation still underway. Two medical teams of NDRF area also providing medical assistance to the needy.

21:21 October 02

BJP MP Ram Kripal Yadav's makeshift boat capsized

BJP MP Ram Kripal Yadav fell into the water after the makeshift boat he was travelling in capsized, in Masaurhi, Patna district, during his visit to the flood-affected areas. He was later rescued by the locals.

20:52 October 02

The government is responsible for the deluge: Giriraj Singh

Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said that government is responsible for the deluge and it cannot shrug its responsibility in the garb of terming it a 'natural calamity'.

"I accept the failure, I am representative from Begusarai. Even in Patna, there are MLA and MP of BJP. People are not responsible for the flood but we are. We cannot shrug our responsibility from our failures saying that nature is responsible for it," said the Union Minister.

He said that he will seek forgiveness from the public for the alleged government failure.

"For the shortcomings and for failures, I will seek forgiveness from Public," he said.

"We have alerted the people but we were not alerted," he added.

17:36 October 02

Watch: Locals protest against Ram Vilas Paswan

Locals protested against Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan in Hajipur, over flooding & water-logging issues.

17:33 October 02

Unwell elderly woman stuck in flood; dies

An elderly woman who was unwell and was stuck in the flood-affected Rajendra Nagar area for the past 5 days has passed away.

17:32 October 02

Orange alert issued in different district of Bihar

Orange alert issued in Patna, Vaishali, Begusarai and Khagaria districts for October 3 and 4.

17:28 October 02

NTPC distributes food packets and water bottles in Rajendra Nagar

NTPC distributes food packets and water bottles

People queue up for food packets and water bottles being distributed by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited, in Rajendra Nagar area of Patna.

17:18 October 02

Ravi Shankar Prasad visits flood-hit areas in Patna

Union Minister and Member of Parliament from Patna Sahib constituency, Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday visited the flood-hit Rajendra Nagar area in Bihar.

The BJP leader interacted with the officials and enquired about the status of relief work being carried out.

The Union Minister said that the administration is active and added that Coal India Pump has been installed which will help in speedily receding the water level.

The Minister also appreciated the authorities including the NDRF and SDRF for their work.

17:14 October 02

Watch: A woman rescued breaks down while trying to recall her ordeal

A woman who was rescued from flooded Kankarbagh area of Patna breaks down while trying to recall her ordeal.

15:48 October 02

Death toll rises to 56, rescue operation under way

Patna (Bihar): According to the authorities, at least 56 people have died in rain-related incidents in Bihar following a torrential spell that took place between September 27 and 30.

The state continued to trudge towards normalcy on Wednesday with intensified rescue and relief operations and water being pumped out of submerged localities.

With a let up in the showers since Monday, restoration work was on in full swing.

Supervising rescue and rehabilitation work in Patna on late Tuesday night, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar urged people to 'have patience'.

According to a release issued by the state disaster management department, 56 casualties have been reported so far from the districts affected by the heavy rainfall, though a district-wise break-up was not yet available.

The release put the total number of people affected by the devastating spell at 17.09 lakh.

The districts hit by the disaster were Patna, Bhojpur, Bhagalpur, Khagaria, Samastipur, Begusarai, Lakhisarai and Vaishali situated on either side of the Ganga besides Arwal, Nawada and Nalanda in the Magadh region and Darbhanga and Katihar in Mithila.

"The state capital, which has been among the worst-affected, was pounded by 342.5 mm of rainfall during the period as against the state average of 255 mm," the release said.

With restoration work being undertaken on a war-footing, all the sump houses were working at 'full capacity' while three heavy-duty pumps have been brought in from Bilaspur to speedily flush out water from inundated areas of the city.

According to the disaster management department, six teams of the NDRF and two of the SDRF have so far rescued more than 10,000 people stranded in localities where the water level was several feet deep. These included 31 pregnant women and 361 patients who were rushed to hospitals.

Those rescued by the forces included prominent personalities like Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and Padma Bhushan awardee folk singer Sharda Sinha, both residents of Rajendra Nagar area.