Here's why deadly flash floods in Bihar have escaped national attention

Those affected by the flash floods are the poorest, which is why Bihar's floods need immediate attention

 

File photo of a flood affected villagers move to safer place, in Araria district of Bihar. (Photo: PTI)

Charoin aur nadi, beech main Marjadi [rivers on all four sides and Marjadi in the middle]–that is how a local saying describes Marjadi village. Situated in Gaunaha block in north Bihar’s Pashchim Champaran district, the village has Harbora river to its east and Ganguli river to its west; Kathaha cuts right across through it.
There are over 350 families living in Marjadi and they are quite used to the