There was no let up in the flood situation in Bihar where the deluge has affected over 85 lakh people even though the toll remained at 127 for the second consecutive day on Sunday. Altogether 13.85 lakh people, in 200 panchayats of 16 blocks in the district are affected by the floods, the state disaster management department said. The worst-hit districts in terms of deaths, however, are Sitamarhi and Madhubani which has accounted for 37 and 30 casualties respectively. Altogether 13 north Bihar districts have been hit by the flood. Sporadic incidents of locals staging protests over unsatisfactory distribution of relief materials have been reported from some flood-hit areas.

Source: dna July 28, 2019 16:07 UTC