Bihar flood situation worsens

PATNA, SEPT. 10. Breaches in the embankments of the Gandak and Burhi Gandak has worsened the flood situation in north Bihar even as the Army stepped up relief operations in the worst-hit Gopalganj and Saran districts, official sources said today. With the recovery of three more bodies - two from Saran and one from Gopalganj - the flood toll rose to 48.

A 50-feet breach in the embankment of the Burhi Gandak near the More village last night aggravated the situation in Muzaffarpur and east Champaran districts, Water Resources Department sources said.

The Burhi Gandak inundated vast areas in the countryside while low lying areas were submerged in Motihari town, sources from the district headquarters of east Champaran said. The Gandak had a 110-feet breach on its Champaran embankment.

- PTI

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