Patna among 15 severely affected districts of Bihar

Patna is among the 15 districts of Bihar where floods have severely affected nearly two million people after heavy rainfall last week. Patna and other flood-affected places, in Bihar, will remain on orange alert even on Thursday, ahead of heavy-rainfall prediction. While the rainfall ceased on Wednesday, the grave water-logging problems continued to trouble the residents.

An Orange Alert has been issued for Patna, Vaishali, Begusarai, and Khagaria districts for October 3 and 4, as these areas are expected to receive heavy rainfall. At least 55 people have died in rain-related incidents in Bihar following torrential showers that took place between September 27 and 30, leading to a flood-like situation in many parts in the state including the capital Patna, officials said on Wednesday.