Bihar flood toll rises to 168, 2 killed in UP

August 31, 2016 21:14

Three people perished in flood-ravaged Bihar today taking the death toll in the state to 168 while two women were killed in a lightning strike in Uttar Pradesh even as the national capital received the season's heaviest rainfall.

Water receded at seven points in the swollen Ganga in Bihar even as two fresh deaths were reported in Lakhisarai while one person died in Samastipur, a statement from state disaster management department said here.

The overall death toll in floods this monsoon in Bihar rose to 168, the statement said.

Meanwhile, swirling waters inundated 12 districts including Buxar, Bhojpur, Patna, Vaishali, Saran, Begusarai, Samastipur, Lakhisarai, Khagaria, Munger, Bhagalpur and Katihar in the state.

A total of 37.53 lakh people and 3.70 lakh animals have been affected by floods in different parts of the state.

Heavy rains lashed the national capital with the continuous downpour leading to water-logging on major roads severely affecting traffic movement across the city.

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