22 dead, about 22 lakh affected in Bihar floods

22 dead, about 22 lakh affected in Bihar floods A village inundated by flood water near Kunauli Panchayat in Supaul District of Bihar

The flood situation in Bihar remained grim on Saturday with more than 20 lakh people have been affected in several districts of the state. Thousands forced to flee their homes and take shelter on high rise embankments, national highways, railway lines, in schools and other buildings including relief camps set up by the state government, officials said. According to the disaster management department officials, the flood affected more than 20 lakh people in 11 of the 38 districts in the state. The floods have affected state districts of Kishanganj, Purnea, Saharsa, Gopalganj, Araria, Supaul, Khagaria, Bhagalpur, Madhepura and Darbhanga, an official of water resources department said. "Till date at least 22 people have been reportedly died after they drowned in flood water at different places in the state," officials said.