国际英语资讯:Over 8.3 million people affected by floods in Indias Bihar state
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="DELHI">DELHI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 22-- <span word="Floods">Floods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bihar">Bihar</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="over">over</span> 8.3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bihar">Bihar</span> <span word="Disaster">Disaster</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> (<span word="BDMD">BDMD</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="inundated">inundated</span> 16 <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 8,362,451.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> 27 <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="districts">districts</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 11 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Darbhanga">Darbhanga</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Muzaffarpur">Muzaffarpur</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Champaran">Champaran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Khagaria">Khagaria</span>, <span word="Saran">Saran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Siwan">Siwan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="Sitamarhi">Sitamarhi</span>, <span word="Sheohar">Sheohar</span>, <span word="Supaul">Supaul</span>, <span word="Kishanganj">Kishanganj</span>, <span word="Darbhanga">Darbhanga</span>, <span word="Muzaffarpur">Muzaffarpur</span>, <span word="Gopalganj">Gopalganj</span>, <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Champaran">Champaran</span>, <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Champaran">Champaran</span>, <span word="Khagaria">Khagaria</span>, <span word="Saran">Saran</span>, <span word="Samastipur">Samastipur</span>, <span word="Siwan">Siwan</span>, <span word="Madhubani">Madhubani</span>, <span word="Madhepura">Madhepura</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Saharsa">Saharsa</span>.</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rivulets">rivulets</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="districts">districts</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="floodwater">floodwater</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="inundated">inundated</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="posed">posed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="embankments">embankments</span>. <span word="Reports">Reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floodwater">floodwater</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="around">around</span>.</p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="presently">presently</span> 26 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="evacuated">evacuated</span>.</p><p><span word="Flooding">Flooding</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bihar">Bihar</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="July">July</span> 13.</p>
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