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Bihar floods: Heavy rains claim 40 lives, Patna worst affected
Officials say the state capital has not witnessed such waterlogging since the 1975 floods. The Bihar government has also asked two helicopters from Air Force for lifting and airdropping food packets and medicines.
Updated: October 2, 2019 09:07 IST
1 / 5Battered by heavy rainfall for the past 48 hours in 3 districts of Bihar, at least 40 people have died in the state due to mishaps caused by the downpour. (PTI)
2 / 5The state capital Patna continued to be among the worst affected with four-to six-feet-deep waterlogging in several areas Monday. (PTI)
3 / 5The Patna district administration has ordered the closure of all schools till Tuesday. (PTI)
4 / 5Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar holds a meeting the officials of flood-affected districts through video conferencing in Patna. (PTI)
5 / 5Several trains and flights have been cancelled, rescheduled or diverted owing to the situation. (PTI)
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