Floods continue to create havoc as millions displaced in Bihar

Floods in Bihar have left close to a million homeless. According to disaster management officials in the state, flood waters has affected more than 10 lakh people and has forced thousands out of their homes

Flood waters in 12 of the 38 districts in the state have completely destroyed thousands of hectares of standing crops.

Media quoted official figures showing at least 15 people dead after they were drowned in flood water.

Flood waters last week continued to swell, displacing more people from their homes. The state chief minister Nitish Kumar took an aerial survey, accessing the damage caused.

The Chief Minister directed relief and rescue operations and also asked health authorities to be on high alert to prevent any outbreak of diseases after the flood water recedes.

In 2008, the Kosi river overflowed displacing millions from their homes. It was considered to be one of the worst flood in the state.

Close to 80% of the population of the state depend on agriculture. Massive floods have damaged crops worth thousands of crores, affecting the state's economy to a large extent.

The state government is taking steps to provide support to people in the affected areas by opening relief camps even as the flood waters damaged road communication.

The state government has announced to provide relief of 1 quintal food grains to the flood affected victims.