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Bihar Floods: Rain wreaks havoc, Death toll rises to 29

Written by  Rajan Nath -- September 30th 2019 12:22 PM
Bihar Floods: Rain wreaks havoc, Death toll rises to 29

Bihar Floods: Rain wreaks havoc, Death toll rises to 29

Death toll in Bihar, which is facing a flood-like situation following incessant rain, has risen to 29. On Saturday, three people died after a wall collapsed in Bhagalpur and four people died after a tree fell on auto at Khagaul in Patna. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed to conduct relief and rescue operations. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1178511461972246529?s=20 Principal secretary, Disaster Management, P Amrit said, "We're working to fulfill the demand for drinking water in flood-affected areas. We're trying to restore power supply in affected areas. Also, we've asked for two high-power pumping machines from Coal India to pump out floodwater." Also, Read | Delhi: Gunmen open fire at police near Akshardham temple, escape Bihar government has asked the Indian Air Force for two helicopters to lift and airdrop food packets and medicines in flood-affected areas of Patna. As per reports, 19 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed across the state to conduct search and rescue operations. So far, NDRF teams have rescued two people and evacuated nearly 5,000 people from flood-affected areas in Bihar. -PTC News


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