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Flood situation has further worsened in Bihar following heavy rain in catchment areas of Nepal. The flood waters have entered in new areas of East Champaran and Muzaffarpur districts of the state.
Over 26 lakh people have been affected by the flood so far in state. 26 people have died in flood related incidents in the state so far. Crops spreading in over 3.5 lakh hectares of land, have been submerged.
In Uttar Pradesh, the flood situation continues to be grim in the districts of Terai region and central parts of the state.
All major rivers of the region including Ghaghra, Sharda, Rapti, Gandak and Saryu are in spate and almost all of them continue to flow above red mark at most of the places.
The MeT department has forecast mild to heavy rain in Terai, central parts and eastern region of UP in the next 24 hours. Oover seven hundred villages spread over fifty Tehsils of twenty districts are reeling under floods.
Barring Badaun, Pilibhit and some other portions of Terai region, most parts of the state are witnessing clear sunshine in the day today.
Administration is trying to provide all the relief and medical aid in the flood affected areas. Special efforts are being made to provide fodder for the cattle and to vaccinate them.
Assam,
Overall flood situation has slightly improved in Assaam as most of the rivers are showing a receding trend. Over 30 lakh people are struggling to re-start life as devastating flood caused massive damages to infrastructures.
Official data revealed that 2.29 lakh hectare of crop area was affected due to flood. Flood water damaged standing crop including paddy and vegetables among others.
Over 40,000 houses were fully or partially damaged in the current flood. Fishery industry, schools, health centres were also affected. The tourism industry will have to work hard to get rid of situation as several wild life parks are still reeling under flood. Lakhs of people have been shifted to relief camps. 29 persons lost their lives in the flood.
The state government will start assessing actual damages only after water level receded.