Parts of Northern Bihar drown due to heavy floods, Over 10 lakh people affected

The Chief Minister's Office said an 80-member team from the Bihar Regiment rushed to Kishanganj and Araria on Sunday eveningto rescue people.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday has sought the Army and the Indian Air Force's help in relief and rescue of affected people.

An Information and Public Relations Department (IPRD) release quoted Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as saying that due to rains in the catchment areas of Nepal and the Seemanchal districts, rivers like Mahananda and Kankai had swelled, causing floods in the four districts.

Other affected districts are Darbhanga, Madhubani, Sitamarhi, Madhepura, Saharsa, Supaul, East and West Champaran. The state disaster management department has asked people living in low lying areas to move to higher places as heavy rains continued.