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10 Bihar
villages flooded as Gandak river overflows
Sunday, September 19, 2010 09:53:20 AM,
IANS
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Patna: More than 10
villages in Bihar's Gopalganj district were flooded early Sunday
after the Gandak river overflowed its banks due to release of
water from Nepal following heavy rains in the area, an official
said.
The supporting embankments constructed to restrict the flow of
river in case of flood threat was breached after Nepal released
over two lakh cusecs of water in the river.
"Gandak river breached supporting embankments due to heavy
pressure in the last 24 hours," an official of the state disaster
management department told IANS.
A district official said the threat of flood looms large over
dozens of other villages, creating panic among thousands of
residents.
Hundreds of people fled their homes and the state government has
asked those living in low lying areas to shift to safer places.
Rescue and relief operations have been intensified in the area. A
team of the National Disaster Response Force has been rushed with
motorboats to help those trapped in water, the official said.
In 2008, more than three million people were rendered homeless in
Bihar when the river Kosi breached its bank upstream in Nepal and
changed its course.
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