LUCKNOW/ GUWAHATI/ PATNA: There is no let up in the flood fury across eastern part of the country, especially in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, as raging waters of the rivers originating from Nepal continue to cause havoc in vast areas. The death toll from drowning, collapsed houses and landslides triggered by monsoon rains climbed to over 600 on Saturday.
Neighbouring Nepal and Bangladesh are also suffering due to the flood waters. Army soldiers and disaster management workers in the three countries have launched mammoth rescue efforts to evacuate and provide food and shelter to crores of affected people.
In Bihar, two brothers, both teenagers, drowned in flood water in Motihari town area of East Champaran district, police said. 202 people have so far died in the state as swirling floodwaters submerged hundreds of villages and swept away homes.
1.21 crore people have been affected by the floods in 18 districts of Bihar. Samastipur was on Saturday included in the list of flood-affected districts, taking the number of inundated districts to 18. Nearly five lakh people are there in more than 1,300 state-run relief camps, officials said.
Railway officials said on Saturday that the train network still remains breached in Kishanganj, Katihar and Araria, among the worst affected districts. The weather office said that Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur and Purnea are likely to witness generally cloudy sky with the possibility of rain or thundershower on Sunday.
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