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Floods in Assam, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttarakhand

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Aug 14, 2017, 21:58:28 IST

Floods in Assam, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttarakhand

Floods in Assam, West Bengal, Bihar and Uttarakhand have created havoc in large part of the country leaving many people homeless. Many areas have been inundated and embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructures left damaged. Stay with us for live updates:

21:58 (IST) Aug 14

Bihar: 33 trains cancelled after water level rises above danger mark at bridge number 117 between Kishanganj and Hatwar under Katihar division (ANI)

19:11 (IST) Aug 14

41 people dead in Bihar Floods so far: Principal secretary, disaster management department, Pratyay Amrit (PTI)

17:22 (IST) Aug 14

With flood situation in Assam deteriorating, PM Modi speaks to Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal, says all possible support is being provided (PTI)

17:19 (IST) Aug 14

PM Modi speaks to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over the flood situation in Bihar, assures him of all support to mitigate the situation (PTI)

17:15 (IST) Aug 14

We are looking for permanent solutions to flood-related problems; received complaints about few officials will take action: UP CM in Gonda (ANI)

17:15 (IST) Aug 14

Uttar Pradesh CM in Gonda

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath visits flood affected areas in Gonda. pic.twitter.com/iqecAsMWUR
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) August 14, 2017

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16:41 (IST) Aug 14

Nitish Kumar on Bihar flood situation

There will be relief camps&food camps. I have also called a meeting now so that I tell them what is to be done next: Nitish Kumar #floods pic.twitter.com/x2x6GuQgc9
— ANI (@ANI) August 14, 2017

16:35 (IST) Aug 14

NDRF, SDRF deployed in Sitamarhi, Madhubani and Champaran. Additional teams and Army columns will be deployed too, says Nitish Kumar: ANI

16:01 (IST) Aug 14

IAF continues rescue operations in Bihar

One C-17 aircraft carried NDRF team from Bhubaneswar to Purnea on Sunday.

A C-17 aircraft picked up Army team from Ranchi to Purnea while another C-17 picked up NDRF team from Bhubaneswar to Patna.

One Mi-17 helicopter based at Gorakhpur evacuated 45 marooned people from Maharajganj today morning.

Two An-32 aircrafts from Allahabad are carrying 90 Army personnel with equipments and boats etc from Allahabad to Darbhanga.

More C-17 sorties to carry Army teams from Ranchi to Patna is being planned.

14:10 (IST) Aug 14

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal to visit flood hit Morigaon district this afternoon to take stock of situation: AIR

13:48 (IST) Aug 14

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar conducts aerial survey of flood affected areas <a href="https://t.co/RLxcLqAfp3">pic.twitter.com/RLxcLqAfp3</a></p> — ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/897009201469194240">August 14, 2017</a></blockquote>

13:26 (IST) Aug 14

Six teams of 3 Bn NDRF airlifted at Patna airport from Bhubneshwar by C-17 aircraft. Teams are being mobilized to Sitamarhi, Gopalganj, Muzaffarpur & Bettiah (Bagha) for flood rescue operations.

13:21 (IST) Aug 14

Met predicts heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, may hamper rescue operations

Several parts of Himachal Pradesh, including Mandi district where a massive mudslide claimed 46 lives, may experience heavy rainfall on Monday, a weather official warned. It may hamper the rescue operation that continued on the second day on Monday.

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13:14 (IST) Aug 14

Central government is closely & constantly monitoring the situation. All possible support is being provided to Assam for overcoming the flood situation prevailing in parts of the state tweets PM Modi

13:14 (IST) Aug 14

PM Modi spoke to Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal regarding the flood situation in the state.

13:12 (IST) Aug 14

Arunachal Pradesh: Incessant rain disrupts road communication in many places. In Dibang valley, 2 people killed in accident due to landslide.

13:10 (IST) Aug 14

Due to flood waters flowing above railway tracks in North East Frontier Railway jurisdiction, following trains leaving Howrah/Sealdah/Kolkata will remain CANCELLED on Monday. i) 12345 Up Howrah-Guwahati Saraighat Express. ii) 13141 Up Sealdah-New Alipurduar Teesta Torsa Express. iii) 15959 Up Howrah-Dibrugarh Kamrup Express. iv) 13147 Up Sealdah-New Cooch Behar Uttarbanga Express. v) 13149 Up Sealdah-Alipurduar Kanchankanya Express. vi) 12343 Up Seldah-New Jalpaiguri Darjeeling Mail. vii) 12377 Up Sealdah-New Alipurduar Padatik Express. viii) 13145 Up Kolkata-Radhikapur Express.

13:03 (IST) Aug 14

Heartfelt condolences on loss of lives due to landslide in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh: President Kovind

13:00 (IST) Aug 14

PM Narendra Modi speaks to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar regarding flood situation in parts of the state, says situation is being monitored closely

12:53 (IST) Aug 14

Himachal Pradesh: Rescue teams of army, NDRF & police searching Kotrupi area of Mandi where massive landslides were triggered on Saturday night

12:53 (IST) Aug 14

Centre assures all support to Bihar Govt to mitigate flood situation. Teams of NDRF are in Bihar for rescue and relief work: PM Office

12:53 (IST) Aug 14

#BiharFloods: Relief & rescue operations intensified in flood affected areas of #Bihar. pic.twitter.com/9oCuO3XMjf
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) August 14, 2017

12:47 (IST) Aug 14

#BiharFloods: Relief & rescue operations intensified in flood affected areas of #Bihar. pic.twitter.com/9oCuO3XMjf
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) August 14, 2017

12:33 (IST) Aug 14

Gorakhpur airport closed for now, all flights for/from cancelled as runway gets flooded with water.

12:09 (IST) Aug 14

The India Meteorological Department has issued a thunderstorm and lightning warning for Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjhar, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam and Rayagada districts of Odisha. It alerted people in these districts to stay indoors and take shelter in buildings and other safe locations as a precautionary measure.

11:42 (IST) Aug 14

Rail link between North East region & rest of India remained snapped for 2nd day today due to flood in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar

11:27 (IST) Aug 14

#BiharFloods: Low lying areas of #Sitamarhi district flooded. pic.twitter.com/VT51Qh5tEV
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) August 14, 2017

11:11 (IST) Aug 14

In photos: Floods in Assam

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10:54 (IST) Aug 14

Assam floods: Situation grim, Army called out for rescue operations

Army has been called out to rescue marooned people and IAF has been put on standby as Assam reels under one of the worst flood fury. As many as 14 people died till Sunday. 21 of 33 districts that have been hit by flood.

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10:37 (IST) Aug 14

#AssamFloods: Assam State Disaster Management Authority says 10 people have died, 21 districts effected; #visuals (August 13) from Kokrajhar pic.twitter.com/80JAmpe33g
— ANI (@ANI) August 14, 2017

10:36 (IST) Aug 14

5 NDRF teams deployed in Kishanganj, 2 in Purnia, 1 Araria, similarly SDRF teams have reached the affected area: Principal Secretary, Bihar Disaster Management

10:34 (IST) Aug 14

Three killed in cloudburst during Kailash Mansarovar yatra

Four soldiers and three civilians have gone missing after a cloudburst hit the Mangta Nala region of Uttarakhand on Monday. Three bodies have also been recovered in Malpa.

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10:31 (IST) Aug 14

#LatestVisuals from Mandi landslide site: 46 bodies have been recovered so far; rescue operations resumed this morning #HimachalPradesh pic.twitter.com/y11nujj5rF
— ANI (@ANI) August 14, 2017

10:30 (IST) Aug 14

Kishanganj, Araria, Purnia &Katihar, parts of Bettiah & Motihari most effected by floods: Pratyaya Amrit, Principal Secretary, Bihar Disaster Management

10:16 (IST) Aug 14

Assam floods: Situation grim, Army called out for rescue operations

10:14 (IST) Aug 14

Due to water logging over North Frontier Railways, four trains were cancelled from Lucknow. Here is the list: 15484 Delhi - Alipurduar Mahananda express, 12488 Anand Vihar- Jogwani Seemanchal express, 12506 Anand Vihar- Guwahati N.E. Express 15708 Amritsar - Katihar express

10:12 (IST) Aug 14

A list of six trains were cancelled by North East Frontier Railway jurisdiction on Monday due to floods - i)25657 Up Sealdah-Silchar Kanchanjungha Express.ii) 12041 UP Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express.iii) 12042 Dn New Jalpaiguri- Howrah Shatabdi Express.iv) 12510 Dn Guwahati-Bangaluru Cantt Express.v) 15620 Dn Kamakhya-Gaya Express.vi)12346 Dn Guwahati-Howrah Saraighat Express.

09:53 (IST) Aug 14

River Rapti in Balrampur (UP) and River Ganga in Budaun (UP) flowing in high flood situation: National Disaster Management Authority

09:52 (IST) Aug 14

Bihar: River Bagmati in Sitamarhi continues to flow in unprecedented flood situation, Gandak in Gopalganj flowing in high flood situation

09:46 (IST) Aug 14

An ambulance breaks down on flooded NH 37 at Jakhalabandha in Assam

09:45 (IST) Aug 14

Uttarakhand: Four bodies recovered at Malpa on Kailash Mansarovar Yatra route so far, four shops damaged, search and rescue operations on.

09:45 (IST) Aug 14

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra stopped, 2 bridges damaged in Mangti, 1 in Simkhola, road blocked at Ailagad, Kali river flowing at danger level.

09:45 (IST) Aug 14

Uttarakhand: 4 soldiers & 3 civilians missing in Mangti Nala, 3 bodies recovered in Malpa after cloudburst in Kailash Mansarovar Yatra route

09:44 (IST) Aug 14

#Bihar: 12 districts effected by floods, 10 NDRF teams deployed, six more teams to join. Yesterday's #visuals from Supaul. pic.twitter.com/GUpBud1C0w
— ANI (@ANI) August 14, 2017

09:35 (IST) Aug 14

An army personnel rescuing a baby in flood-hit Nagaon district in Assam

09:05 (IST) Aug 14

Locals try to repair the Balu Khola bridge at Nagrakata of Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal on Saturday after heavy rains in the region. PTI Photo

08:52 (IST) Aug 14

Assam floods: Over 85% Of Kaziranga inundated

Even before it could recover from last month's floods, the Kaziranga National Park has once again been hit, with more than 85% of the protected area going under water following heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours. In fact, officials claim this could be the worst flooding in nearly three decades.

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08:49 (IST) Aug 14

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has sought the Centre's help in deploying the Army to conduct rescue operations as the flood situation in Kishanganj, Araria, Purnia and Katihar districts.

08:46 (IST) Aug 14

Army personnel rescue trapped villagers from Dhekial village in Assam’s Nagaon district on Sunday.

08:43 (IST) Aug 14

Tripura BJP trains guns on govt for flood havoc

With flash floods having brought the state to a standstill, the BJP state committee has sought a white paper on chief minister Manik Sarkar's role as chairman of the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) and details of expenditure under the disaster management plan for the past five years.

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