08-30-2008, 10:06 PM
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Pioneer.com
Amarnath Tewary | Patna
Lakhs are homeless, thousands traceless and many more far away from help. The devastating floods in northeastern Bihar has left 2,000 dead. Â
The turbulent Kosi, with its ceaseless current, has flooded everything earned and created by the local population. Murliganj, Uda Kishunganj, Kumarkhand, Narpatganj and Bihariganj are the most severely hit even though the official figures are yet to cross the three digit number.
About 10 lakh people in the district are hit and 380 villages inundated in the worst-ever deluge. With horror and tears in their eyes, the hapless travelers do not know where to go and how. In Madhuban and Luxmipur hundreds are trapped midstream crying for help. Incessant rain has compounded misery. The water level is increasing and people are fleeing in hordes with their cattle, bicycles and bags.
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Pioneer.com
Amarnath Tewary | Patna
Lakhs are homeless, thousands traceless and many more far away from help. The devastating floods in northeastern Bihar has left 2,000 dead. Â
The turbulent Kosi, with its ceaseless current, has flooded everything earned and created by the local population. Murliganj, Uda Kishunganj, Kumarkhand, Narpatganj and Bihariganj are the most severely hit even though the official figures are yet to cross the three digit number.
About 10 lakh people in the district are hit and 380 villages inundated in the worst-ever deluge. With horror and tears in their eyes, the hapless travelers do not know where to go and how. In Madhuban and Luxmipur hundreds are trapped midstream crying for help. Incessant rain has compounded misery. The water level is increasing and people are fleeing in hordes with their cattle, bicycles and bags.
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