Bihar Floods

Nitish says Bihar prepared for floods as coronavirus cases rise in state

At a high-level meeting that he chaired here, Kumar directed officials to make arrangements so that those displaced by floods are relocated at camps without compromising on social distancing norms

10 things that reminded us in 2019 it was time we acted on climate change

Amazon wildfire, cyclones, hurricanes, water crisis and rising pollution were only some of the many natural and man-made disasters we face last year

Will the 2019 floods change the way we respond to extreme weather events?

Experts say climate change isn't always the culprit; exploitation, pollution and encroachment by humans play a larger role in making a disaster out of a manageable hazard

Ravi Shankar Prasad cancels meetings to reach out to Patna floods victims

All this is being recounted gleefully to highlight Nitish Kumar's failure.

NDRF rescues over 4,000 people from flood-affected Patna on Monday

Patna is facing severe water-logging after it received heavy rains over the last three days

110 dead in four days due to heavy rains across country; Patna worst hit

As many as 13 deaths were also reported on Saturday from Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in incidents triggered by heavy rains

25 dead, 2.5 million people affected in flash floods in Bihar: Nitish Kumar

So far, 199 relief camps have been set up where 116,000 people are taking shelter, the chief minister said

When an effort to protect a community from Kosi river led to its decline

In the 1960s, government engineers built embankments on the Kosi and Kamala rivers to prevent flooding

Flood continues to wreak havoc in Bihar

Four more districts including Patna, Gopalganj, East Champaran and Sheikhpura were under the grip of flood as of Monday, DMD officials said

Bihar allocates Rs 68,500 cr for climate chage sensitive departments

In last 10 years, 4,000 people and more than 42,000 cattle have died due to the floods in Bihar, says deputy CM

Bihar floods: NDRF rescues 102 expecting mothers

28 teams of NDRF have so far evacuated 48,486 people and 292 livestock from marooned areas

Rats caused Bihar floods, says minister; earlier they were high on alcohol

Rats are the main reason behind the floods in the state, said the water resources minister

Bihar floods: Toll touches 440; Modi announces Rs 500-cr relief package

17.1 million people have been affected in 19 districts

Bihar floods: Modi declares Rs 500 cr for state, Rs 2L each for kin of dead

Modi asked the insurance companies to send their personnel urgently to assess the damage to crops

Bihar floods: Toll rises to 415, PM Modi to inspect situation with Nitish

Modi would make an aerial survey of the flood affected districts of Araria, Purnia, Katihar

Bihar flood toll reaches 418; 16.7 million affected in 19 districts

A total of 3.54 lakh people had food in 1,403 community kitchens operational in the marooned areas

26 die in Bihar floods, UP struggling

Officials said the flood toll mounted to 367 in Bihar, where 1.58 crore people are affected in 19 di

Bihar floods: Death toll reaches 341

"For the flood victims, 1,608 community kitchens have been set up," the official said

Bihar floods: Death toll mounts to 304, 13.8 million people affected

Around 734,000 people have been shifted to safer areas

Bihar floods: Bridge collapse kills 3 in Araria district; video goes viral

Watch how a bridge collapse claimed three lives in Bihar's Araria