Disaster Management Department Of Bihar State

At least 19 people from Bihar, who were on board the Coromandel Express, are still missing after the train accident in Odisha's Balasore district on June 2 in which 288 people were killed, said the state Disaster Management Department (DMD).

The flood situation in Bihar worsened on Tuesday with the water entering fresh areas affecting over 62,000 more people in 16 districts, taking the number of flood victims to more than 75 lakh, a bulletin by the state Disaster Management Department bulletin said.

Flood situation remained grim in Bihar where swollen rivers originating in Nepal and flowing through the states northern districts have affected more than 45 lakh people so far, the disaster management department said on Friday.

The floods in Bihar claimed at least 18 lives till Friday and hit as many districts in the northern parts of the state, leaving nearly one million affected by the deluge, the state's disaster management department said.

Close to half a million people in nearly a dozen districts in Bihar have been affected by the flood that has cut a swathe of destruction across the northern parts of the state, the disaster management department said on Wednesday.

As many as 16 people were killed in lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in ten districts of Bihar on Sunday, state Disaster Management Department said on Monday.

As many as 22 people have died due to lightning in various parts of Bihar on Thursday, State Disaster Management Department said.

Five more people have died in the Bihar floods, pushing the number of dead up to 97 on Saturday, as over 69 lakh people were affected in 12 districts, the state's disaster management department said.

Flash floods caused by heavy rains in catchment areas of Nepal have ravaged a dozen districts of Bihar so far, claiming 78 lives and affecting 55 lakh people, the state's disaster management department said on Thursday.

As many as 42 deaths in flood-related incidents were reported from Bihar in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 482, whereas five persons lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh, pushing the flood toll in that state to 101.

Bihar government has decided to set up a super emergency operation centre armed with latest equipment and resources in Patna and emergency operation centres in other districts of the state.

Two people have died in India after a powerful earthquake rocked neighbouring Nepal on Tuesday, state officials said.

The toll in the killer storm in Bihar has risen to 55 from 48 as more bodies were found overnight in the 12 ravaged districts today. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is set to tour Purnia, accompanied by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, to take stock of the situation.

Bihar government has ordered immediate evacuation of people living along the embankment of the Kosi river in four districts as a 10-metre high wall of water is expected to sweep down the river from Nepal by this evening or tonight, officials said.

At least 19 people from Bihar, who were on board the Coromandel Express, are still missing after the train accident in Odisha's Balasore district on June 2 in which 288 people were killed, said the state Disaster Management Department (DMD).

The flood situation in Bihar worsened on Tuesday with the water entering fresh areas affecting over 62,000 more people in 16 districts, taking the number of flood victims to more than 75 lakh, a bulletin by the state Disaster Management Department bulletin said.

Flood situation remained grim in Bihar where swollen rivers originating in Nepal and flowing through the states northern districts have affected more than 45 lakh people so far, the disaster management department said on Friday.

The floods in Bihar claimed at least 18 lives till Friday and hit as many districts in the northern parts of the state, leaving nearly one million affected by the deluge, the state's disaster management department said.

Close to half a million people in nearly a dozen districts in Bihar have been affected by the flood that has cut a swathe of destruction across the northern parts of the state, the disaster management department said on Wednesday.

As many as 16 people were killed in lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in ten districts of Bihar on Sunday, state Disaster Management Department said on Monday.

As many as 22 people have died due to lightning in various parts of Bihar on Thursday, State Disaster Management Department said.

Five more people have died in the Bihar floods, pushing the number of dead up to 97 on Saturday, as over 69 lakh people were affected in 12 districts, the state's disaster management department said.

Flash floods caused by heavy rains in catchment areas of Nepal have ravaged a dozen districts of Bihar so far, claiming 78 lives and affecting 55 lakh people, the state's disaster management department said on Thursday.

As many as 42 deaths in flood-related incidents were reported from Bihar in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 482, whereas five persons lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh, pushing the flood toll in that state to 101.

Bihar government has decided to set up a super emergency operation centre armed with latest equipment and resources in Patna and emergency operation centres in other districts of the state.

Two people have died in India after a powerful earthquake rocked neighbouring Nepal on Tuesday, state officials said.

The toll in the killer storm in Bihar has risen to 55 from 48 as more bodies were found overnight in the 12 ravaged districts today. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is set to tour Purnia, accompanied by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, to take stock of the situation.

Bihar government has ordered immediate evacuation of people living along the embankment of the Kosi river in four districts as a 10-metre high wall of water is expected to sweep down the river from Nepal by this evening or tonight, officials said.