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To Protest Potholes, Bihar Villagers Sit On Flooded Highway
Villagers residing in areas near Mohiuddin Nagar market in Samastipur staged a protest sitting in dirty water which has accumulated on the road on Sunday morning demanding the maintenance of the Hajipur-Bachwara NH-122.
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Watch: On Makeshift Boat, Villagers Take Sick Man To Hospital In Flooded Bihar
An absence of a boat in a flood-like situation forced villagers in Bihar to improvise and make one out of tubs, bamboo and rope so that a sick fellow resident could be taken to the hospital.
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Rain Batters Gujarat, Lakhs Affected By Floods In Bihar, Andhra: 10 Facts
The flood situation in Bihar remained grim on Sunday with more than 80 lakh people across 16 districts affected. On the other end of the country, in Gujarat, several areas were pounded by heavy rain that swelled up rivers and put more than 100 dams on a high alert. Over 1,000 villages in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh too have been affected by flood...
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Bihar Floods Affect More Than 55 Lakh People, Over 1,000 Villages
Flood situation remained grim in Bihar as waters from overflowing rivers, mostly those originating in Nepal, inundated more areas leaving 55 lakh plus residents of over a thousand villages affected.
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In Bihar, People Carry Mud On Boats To Build Huts In Waterlogged Village
Bihar floods: All the men and women of the village have been carrying mud in bags and moving them on boats. There is no help from the government, a Samastipur resident said.
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134 Killed In Bihar Floods; Government Not Helping, Allege Villagers
The villagers alleged that a woman, bitten by a snake, had to wait for over 12 hours for a boat ride to get medical assistance.
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Bihar Man Loses NCC Certificate In Floods, Seeks Government's Help
A youth in Bihar's Naruar village lost his National Cadet Corps (NCC) certificate in the floods, and has now turned to the government for help.
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Have To Eat Rats To Survive, Claim Locals In Flood-Affected Bihar Village
Locals in Dangi Tola village of Katihar district in Bihar claimed they have no option but to eat rats as floods have wreaked havoc and destroyed houses in the region.
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Chhath 2017: Festivity In Air Across Bihar As Chhath Puja For 2017 Begins
Chhath for 2017 has begun in the state of Bihar, where it is the most popular Hindu festival. Markets across Bihar are flooded with traditional items used in the different days of Chhath Puja, like earthen lamps and clay stoves. A cleanliness drive is on in many villages and towns to celebrate different days of Chhath in Bihar, like Naha Kha, Sand...
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Bihar's Flooded Farmers Try Out New Insurance
When heavy rains swept through this village in northern Bihar in August and September, so much floodwater covered farmers' fields that it was difficult to tell one plot of land from another.
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Rising Kosi Floods 50 Villages, Threatens Many Bihar Districts
The rain-swollen Kosi river has flooded about 50 villages in Supaul district of Bihar, forcing people to abandon their homes, and the river system is threatening hundreds of villages in over half a dozen districts, officials said.
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Over 100 Bihar Villages Flooded, Rivers Rising
Flood water has entered over 100 villages in Bihar, forcing people to abandon their homes, and rising water level in most rivers is posing a threat to many other villages, officials said on Friday.
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Bihar Flood Threat Eases, 30,000 Villagers Told to Return Home
About 30,000 evacuated villagers in Bihar began returning home on Tuesday after the threat of floods due to a landslide in neighbouring Nepal eased, but 100,000 remained in relief camps, government officials said.
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Villagers Reluctant to Move out from Kosi Area
One of the major problems coming in the way of evacuation of people from Kosi area in view of threat of flood from Nepal is to convince people to move out.
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Evacuations in Progress in Bihar, but Food and Tents Limited
Two days ago, Misrana Khatoon and her family, residents of Bihar's Ghuran village, made it to the eastern Kosi embankment in Supaul district. They are among the 70,000 people the Bihar government has evacuated in anticipation of a flood in the Kosi river.
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To Protest Potholes, Bihar Villagers Sit On Flooded Highway
Villagers residing in areas near Mohiuddin Nagar market in Samastipur staged a protest sitting in dirty water which has accumulated on the road on Sunday morning demanding the maintenance of the Hajipur-Bachwara NH-122.
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Watch: On Makeshift Boat, Villagers Take Sick Man To Hospital In Flooded Bihar
An absence of a boat in a flood-like situation forced villagers in Bihar to improvise and make one out of tubs, bamboo and rope so that a sick fellow resident could be taken to the hospital.
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Rain Batters Gujarat, Lakhs Affected By Floods In Bihar, Andhra: 10 Facts
The flood situation in Bihar remained grim on Sunday with more than 80 lakh people across 16 districts affected. On the other end of the country, in Gujarat, several areas were pounded by heavy rain that swelled up rivers and put more than 100 dams on a high alert. Over 1,000 villages in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh too have been affected by flood...
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Bihar Floods Affect More Than 55 Lakh People, Over 1,000 Villages
Flood situation remained grim in Bihar as waters from overflowing rivers, mostly those originating in Nepal, inundated more areas leaving 55 lakh plus residents of over a thousand villages affected.
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In Bihar, People Carry Mud On Boats To Build Huts In Waterlogged Village
Bihar floods: All the men and women of the village have been carrying mud in bags and moving them on boats. There is no help from the government, a Samastipur resident said.
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134 Killed In Bihar Floods; Government Not Helping, Allege Villagers
The villagers alleged that a woman, bitten by a snake, had to wait for over 12 hours for a boat ride to get medical assistance.
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Bihar Man Loses NCC Certificate In Floods, Seeks Government's Help
A youth in Bihar's Naruar village lost his National Cadet Corps (NCC) certificate in the floods, and has now turned to the government for help.
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Have To Eat Rats To Survive, Claim Locals In Flood-Affected Bihar Village
Locals in Dangi Tola village of Katihar district in Bihar claimed they have no option but to eat rats as floods have wreaked havoc and destroyed houses in the region.
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Chhath 2017: Festivity In Air Across Bihar As Chhath Puja For 2017 Begins
Chhath for 2017 has begun in the state of Bihar, where it is the most popular Hindu festival. Markets across Bihar are flooded with traditional items used in the different days of Chhath Puja, like earthen lamps and clay stoves. A cleanliness drive is on in many villages and towns to celebrate different days of Chhath in Bihar, like Naha Kha, Sand...
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Bihar's Flooded Farmers Try Out New Insurance
When heavy rains swept through this village in northern Bihar in August and September, so much floodwater covered farmers' fields that it was difficult to tell one plot of land from another.
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Rising Kosi Floods 50 Villages, Threatens Many Bihar Districts
The rain-swollen Kosi river has flooded about 50 villages in Supaul district of Bihar, forcing people to abandon their homes, and the river system is threatening hundreds of villages in over half a dozen districts, officials said.
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Over 100 Bihar Villages Flooded, Rivers Rising
Flood water has entered over 100 villages in Bihar, forcing people to abandon their homes, and rising water level in most rivers is posing a threat to many other villages, officials said on Friday.
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Bihar Flood Threat Eases, 30,000 Villagers Told to Return Home
About 30,000 evacuated villagers in Bihar began returning home on Tuesday after the threat of floods due to a landslide in neighbouring Nepal eased, but 100,000 remained in relief camps, government officials said.
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Villagers Reluctant to Move out from Kosi Area
One of the major problems coming in the way of evacuation of people from Kosi area in view of threat of flood from Nepal is to convince people to move out.
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Evacuations in Progress in Bihar, but Food and Tents Limited
Two days ago, Misrana Khatoon and her family, residents of Bihar's Ghuran village, made it to the eastern Kosi embankment in Supaul district. They are among the 70,000 people the Bihar government has evacuated in anticipation of a flood in the Kosi river.
