Click to play videoNew Delhi: In Bihar, the flood crisis has taken an unprecedented turn. At least 37 people have died and millions have been displaced.
After the river Kosi breached its embankment in Nepal, it has flooded large areas in North Bihar. And as the river races downstream towards the mighty Ganges, lakhs of people are stranded in places where relief is yet to reach.
Scores of people have died and nearly two million have been affected by the flood. Worst hit area are Madhepura, Bhagalpur, Araria, West Champaran, Purnea, Samastipur and Supaul..
“Flood is understatement, it is a disaster. Our top priority is to evacuate people and bring them to the safer places,” says Chief Minister Bihar Nitish Kumar.
Relief and rescue operations are underway. But while the state government is promising swift action, in places like Birpur, help is often coming for a price.
“We had to pay the boatman Rs 2,000 to be ferried here. There has been no help from the administration,” says Ranjit Kumar.
“No arrangements have been made, we live here only, near the river, we drink its water when we feel thirsty even though people die because of this river,” says a flood victim Jugat Lal Yadav.
The Kosi's unpredictable mood has caught the state administration unawares. Even areas untouched by floods for decades are now flooded and there are possibilities that the breach might widen.
“The waters is rising and bodies are floating in the water,” says MP from Saharsa Ranjeeta Ranjan.
Calling it a major calamity, Bihar CM has appealed for Central Government help.
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