Flood situation improves in Bihar, no fresh casualty reported

The Bihar flood situation has improved in the last six days as no fresh casualty has been reported lately. The water levels of the major rivers in the state have also gone below the danger level.

Patna: There has been a considerable let up in the flood situation in Bihar with no fresh casualty reported for the sixth consecutive day on Monday and many rivers flowing well below the danger level.

According to the State Disaster Management Department, the death toll remained at 130 and the number of people affected by the calamity across 13 districts stood at about 88 lakh.

The State Water Resources Department, quoting a Central Water Commission report, said: "Water levels of rivers like Kosi, Kamala and Bagmati was significantly lower than the danger mark."

These rivers had been in spate since the torrential rains lashed catchment areas of adjoining Nepal a month ago.

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