Patna: The flood toll in India's eastern state of Bihar rose to 153 today while the number of those marooned in 17 districts of the state crossed the ten-million mark.
Around 10.8 million people have been hit by floods in 17 districts and 1,688 panchayats (village councils), special secretary in the Disaster Management Department Anirudh Kumar said.
Saran was included in the list of affected areas today, taking number of districts under water to 17, he said.
The toll due to the floods triggered by rains in Nepal and northern parts of the state stood at 119 yesterday, and 98 lakh people in 16 districts were hit.
A total of 3.92 lakh people have been put up in 1,289 relief camps in different parts of the state, he said.
The MeT office said Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur and Purnea are likely to witness rain or thundershowers tomorrow.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reviewed the flood situation and gave necessary instructions to officials.
Train services continued to be hit due to floods.
An East Central Railways statement said the Guwahati Express ended its journey at Patna itself.
15667 Gandgudham-Kamakhya Express will run upto Barauni tomorrow, chief public relations officer Rajesh Kumar said.
Another baby was born on an NDRF rescue boat in Gopalganj district today. A baby was born on Wednesday on an NDRF boat in Madhubani district.
A total of 28 National Disaster Response Force teams comprising 1,152 personnel are rendering services in the marooned areas with the help of 118 boats.
A total of 16 teams of the State Disaster Response Force comprising 446 personnel are helping people in the flood -hit areas with 92 boats.
Seven Army teams with 2,228 personnel are assisting relief and rescue operation with the help of 280 boats, a state Disaster Management Department release said.
Special secretary Kumar said 1,765 community kitchens are catering to 3.44 lakh people in several flood-hit areas.