Kosi floods: Villagers move out in search of shelter

With the prospect of another flood looming from the Kosi six years after it had ravaged nine districts, a wary Bihar government has made its alertness clear, especially when the impending crisis coincides with criticism for the way it handled the 2008 flood.
Flood affected villagers move with their cattle to relief camps near Indo- Nepal border at Birpur due to danger of flood in Kosi river after heavy inflow of water from Nepal's side in Supaul district of Bihar on Sunday. (Source: PTI)

Flood affected villagers are seen moving with their cattle to relief camps near Indo- Nepal border at Birpur due to danger of flood in Kosi river after heavy inflow of water. (Source: PTI)

Flood affected villagers have come out on the roads at Birpur due to danger of flood after raised level of water in Kosi river after heavy inflow of water from Nepal's side in Supaul district of Bihar. (Source: PTI)

NDRF jawans rescue flood affected villagers near the Indo- Nepal border at Birpur due to danger to Kosi's embankments after heavy inflow of water into the river from Nepal's side in Supaul district of Bihar on Sunday. (Source: PTI)

Villagers who left their homes along the Kosi River looking for safer places rest at a way side relief camp at Birpur in Supaul, Bihar.
A massive landslide in northern Nepal, early Saturday blocked a mountain river, causing the water to form a lake that was threatening to burst and sweep several villages. Because of the risk of flash floods coming from Nepal, thousands of villagers have been evacuated in neighbouring Bihar. (Source: AP)

Villagers living along the Kosi River close to the Nepal border walk with their cattle as they move to safer places at Birpur in Supaul. (Source: AP)

Villagers staying in a government school due to danger to Kosi's embankments after heavy flow of water into the river from Nepal's side in Supaul, Bihar on Sunday. (Source: PTI)

Rescuers move villagers living along the Kosi River to safer places in Supaul. (Source: PTI)

Villagers living along the Kosi River close to the Nepal border sit in a tractor as they move to safer places at Birpur in Supaul. (Source: AP)

Villagers moving to safer places due to the danger to Kosi's embankments after heavy flow of water into the river from Nepal's side in Supaul, Bihar on Sunday. (Source: PTI)