Shyampur area of the district was inundated on Wednesday noon as water gushed in after a part of Ganga Canal East zone breached. The affected villagers alleged that the administration sleeping over illegal mining has triggered the flood.
Hundreds of acres of lands where crops were standing went under water and the villagers were forced to move to safer places. Team of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and District Disaster Management rushed in. They have been launching rescue operation since. However, there is no report of any death from the flooded areas.