The affected districts in the state include West and East Champaran, Araria, Kishanganj, Gopalganj, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Supaul, Siwan, Madhepura, Muzaffarpur, Purnea, Madhubani, Darbhanga and Saharsa.

Flood situation remained grim in more than a dozen districts of Bihar on Monday while reports of breaches in embankments from at least seven places across the state also kept the administration on its toes.

Flooding worsened in Bihar with breaches in the Kosi and Bagmati river embankments, affecting numerous villages and districts. The state government has deployed additional disaster management teams. Despite reduced water discharge,

Bihar faces severe flooding, with breaches in several river embankments affecting over 16 lakh people. NDRF has deployed additional teams for relief operations, while water levels are receding. Officials report no casualties,

With heavy rains causing severe flooding in Bihar, a video shows people fleeing a bridge as the Kosi river swells.

The Kosi River, in spate, breached its embankment near Kartarpur block, inundating the villages of Kirtarpur and Ghanshyampur in Darbhanga late Sunday night. In Sitamarhi district, seepage was reported in the embankment of the Bagmati River in the Runni Saidpur block.