Death toll due to floods in Bihar reaches 56

On Monday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and discussed with him the flood situation in the state.

Fifty-six have lost their lives due to floods in Bihar which wreaked havoc and threw life out of gear in the eastern state.

Most deaths were reported from Araria region where 20 people have died so far, while nine have died in West Champaran, eight in Kishanganj and five in Sitamarhi, said reports.

#BiharFloods: 20 died in Araria, 8 Kishanganj, 3 East Champaran,9 West Champaran,3 Darbhanga,3 Madhubani,5 Sitamarhi, 4 Madhepura,1 Sheohar

— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2017

On Monday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and discussed with him the flood situation in the state where nearly 320 NDRF personnel have been rushed.

During the telephonic conversation, Kumar briefed Singh about the latest situation in the state.

"The Centre is rushing additional NDRF teams to Bihar to help the ongoing rescue and relief operations in the flood affected region of the state," Singh said in a tweet.

A home ministry official said that as many as seven teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), comprising 45 personnel in each, have already reached the affected areas in Bihar.

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