Bihar reels under fury of floods

Indian Air Force Personnel prepare to throw food supplies from a helicopter to villagers affected by floodwaters some 65kms from Patna Friday. Some 4.2 million people in 19 of Bihar's 38 districts have been marooned by the floods, which have washed away crops worth four million rupees (87,000 US dollars), swamped 15,000 homes and put a question mark over the future of the local cattle stocks. Photo: AFP

While two persons drowned in the raging Ganga at Hetanpur in the riverine belt of Danapur sub-division of Patna district on Friday, three others died of snake bite in flood-hit Saidpur of Saran district on the same day, official sources said.

Two others had drowned in the Ganga in Sonepur block of Saran district yesterday, the sources said.

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An additional column of army arrived from Allahabad and was rushed to flood-hit areas of Chapra and Sonepur in Saran district along with army personnel from Danapur cantonment, Brigadier Harendra Mohan said.

The airdropping of food packets by army was continuing for the second day today in the riverine belts of Danapur and Mane of Patna district, he said.