With two more deaths reported from Purnea district, the toll in Bihar floods increased to 91 on Saturday with many areas in 14 districts still reeling under inundation in the State.
The Bihar floods have affected 33 lakh people in 642 panchayats of 78 blocks of 14 districts of the State, besides widely damaging crops in different parts of the State. The disaster management department said two fresh deaths were reported from Purnea taking the toll to 91 from Friday’s 89 in the State.
Purnea district, which accounted for maximum number of deaths, reported 28 deaths followed by Araria (21), Katihar (15), Supual (8), Kishanganj (5), Madhepura (4), Gopalganj (4), Darbhanga (3), Saharsa Saran and Muzaffarpur one each.
Fed by heavy rain in the Terai region of Nepal, Ganga river was flowing above danger mark at various places including at Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district, Ghaghra-Darauli and Gangpur-Siswan in Siwan district.
The Kosi was flowing above danger level at Baltara in Khagaria and Kursela in Katihar, the Department release said.