160 people killed, 5.4 million people affected by floods
September 03, 2013  02:56
As many as 160 people have died and 5.4 million others affected due to floods in Bihar this year, a Disaster Management official said today.

The Disaster Management Department Officer on Special Duty Vipin Kumar Rai said that as many as 20 districts of Bihar have been affected with floods of which the river Ganga has wreaked havoc in 10 districts such as Patna, Bhojpur, Buxar, Saran, Bhagalpur, Katihar, Vaishali, Begusarai.

The Disaster Management Department has provided compensation to the kins of victims of floods, while the affected people have been shifted to safer places, he said.

Relief and rehabilitation works have been launched on war footing and one quintal foodgrain provided to each family in 20 flood-affected districts, Rai said, adding till date 2.9 lakh quintal foodgrain has been distributed among the affected people.
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