India – Bihar Floods Death Toll Rises to 253, Almost 700,000 Displaced
The flood situation in the state of Bihar, India, worsened over the weekend when a further 51 deaths were reported. The recent fatalities bring the death toll to 253 in…
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India – 180,000 Evacuated After Floods in Bihar
The Disaster Management Department (DMD) in Bihar, India, reports that 41 people have died and over 180,000 people have been evacuated after flooding in 10 districts over the last few…
India – Palsar Remote Sensing Enables Accurate Flood-mapping of Bihar State
In a floodlist article of 25 August, 2016, it was reported that the Bihar State disaster management department in India had estimated that the current floods had affected almost 3…
India – Floods in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh Affect 4 Million, Ganges at Record Levels
The recent spate of floods in the Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have affected almost 4 million people, according to officials. The Ganges at Bhagalpur in Bihar and…
India – Ganges River Floods from Space
NASA have issued satellite images of the recent flooding in Bihar, India. Bihar has been affected by floods since the start of this year’s monsoon, affecting millions and displacing over…
India – Floods in 5 States Leave At Least 35 Dead and Thousands Displaced
A period of heavy rain has caused deadly flooding in several states in India over the last few days. Currently the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Madhya…
India – 480 People Killed in Floods Since June
A report issued by India’s Ministry of Home Affairs Disaster Management Division, claims that at least 480 people have died in rain and flood related incidents since the start of…
India – Bihar Floods Force 650,000 From Their Homes, Death Toll Rises to 95
While the flood situation in the north Indian state of Bihar has forced 641,707 people from their homes, which is about the equivalent of the population of Boston, USA. Bihar’s…
India – Bihar Floods Worsen Leaving 60 Dead and 380,000 Displaced
Over 20 people have died in the last 2 days as the flood situation in Bihar, India, worsened once again. The Department of Disaster Management in Bihar reported yesterday that…
India – 1,500 Villages Flooded in Bihar, 17 Dead
Nearly half a million people have been affected by the floods in 8 districts of Bihar, according to a statement from the Department of Disaster Management on Wednesday, 27 July,…
India – Over 120 Dead After Monsoon Rains Cause Floods and Landslides in 8 States
The National Disaster Management Division (NDMD) of the Ministry of Home Affairs in India reports that over 5 million people across 8 states are currently affected by flooding. In a…
Bihar Floods Continue – 33,000 in Relief camps
According to the latest figures from Bihar’s Disaster Management Department, 24 August 2014, the current flood situation has now left 33,200 people displaced and living in 146 relief camps set…
Bihar Floods – 17 Dead as River Levels Remain High
The flooding remains across 14 districts of Bihar. According to the Bihar state disaster management department, 8 people have died in the flooding since Monday 18 August, bringing the official…
Floods Across Northern India – 6 States Affected
For many parts of India, this year’s monsoon came late but has grown in severity over the last 7 days, leaving states across northern India suffering from floods and landslides.…
Floods in 9 Districts in Bihar, India
The severe flooding and heavy rain in Nepal and northern India are having a significant impact on river levels downstream in the Indian state of Bihar. So much so that…
Landslide Threatens Massive Flooding in Nepal and India
The massive landslide that struck in the Nepal district of Sindhupalchowk on 01 August 2014 has blocked the Sunkoshi (Sun Kosi) river, creating a lake that some reports claim measures…
