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Bihar floods claim nearly 100 lives

Anand Mohan Sahay in Patna

The flood situation in Bihar continued to be grim with the toll in the fortnight-long inundation nearly touching 100.

According to reports, the worst-ever floods in recent years have claimed over two dozen lives in the last twenty-four hours in Darbhanga, Seohar, West Champaran and Madhubani districts.

Though the official death figure is only 39, one senior administration official admitted: "We have included only confirmed deaths, and not those who were swept by floodwaters or are not traceable."

Unofficial sources putting a tag on the number of boat mishaps and flash floods said the death figure would easily cross 100.

The floods have affected over five million people in over 5000 villages in 14 districts.

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