Six dead, thousands affected in flood in Bengal

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Kolkata, Jul 12 (UNI) Six people have been killed and about 22,000 affected in flood in West Bengal's Birbhum and Murshidabad districts even as the situation partially improved today.

Irrigation Minister Subhash Naskar told reporters that Birbhum alone accounted for four deaths.

Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta said the State Government had sanctioned Rs six crore and sent 289 tons of food for relief of the flood victims.

Mr Naskar said heavy discharge of water from the Massanjore dam following heavy rains was largely responsible for the flood.

Relief Minister Murtaza Hussain is now in Birbhum to oversee the relief and rescue operation.

Official reports the situation has turned grim in North Bengal.

The situation has further worsened in some parts of South Bengal districts of Birbhum and Burdwan where five rivers are overflowing and inundated several villages in different blocks.

In Birbhum district more than 60 villages in Labhur, Nalhat, Md Bazar and Mayureswar blocks had gone under water. Around 20 villages in Labhpur were inundated following three days of downpour that caused river Kuey to overflow.

A man was swept away by flood water here. Swapan Thakur drowned following overflowing of the rain-fed Kopai river. Three villages in this block and 10 villages in Ilambazar have also been affected by the rising water.

In Nalhati, about seven villages were inundated by the swelling Brahmanim which claimed a life near Kolitha village.

In Md Bazar, 12 villages were severely affected after the river Kuley and Dwaraka inundated the banks. The rising Mayurakshi South Cana affected 11 villages in the Mayureswar block.

In Khoirasol block, four villages were affected by river Hinglo.

The body of an unidentified man with a motorcycle was found in Khoirasol yesterday near the Hingloi Bridge.

Sub-Divisional Officer of Bolpur Tarun Kanti Singha Roy said a team had been sent to take stock of the situation.

Eds pick up suitably from earlier series.

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