In the eastern state of Bihar, the floods have killed 56 people since Sunday and affected nearly 7mn, state disaster management official Pratyay Amrit said.
Major rivers in Bihar, which neighbours Nepal, were overflowing, causing thousands of huts to wash away and damage to bridges, highways and crops.
The deaths were due to wall collapses, drownings and electrocution, while thousands of homeless were lodged in government-run relief camps.
The worst affected areas were Kishanganj, Araria, Purnea and Katihar of Seemanchal region and Supaul, Madhepura and Saharsa of Koshi region.
The flood situation has also worsened in East and West Champaran in the last 24 hours with the Gandak river breaching embankments in Bagaha, an official said.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar along with his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi took stock of the situation as they conducted aerial surveys yesterday in West Champaran district.
“The flood situation in Bihar will continue to be grim following rising water levels of rivers and incessant rain,” Met Department officials said.
Major rivers including the Koshi, Mahananda, Gandak, Bagmati and Ganga are in spate and some rivers have breached their banks and embankments, officials said.
Thirty-nine people have also died in the fresh wave of flooding in the northeastern state of Assam since last Thursday, state officials said.
More than 3mn people were affected - either displaced, stranded or suffering damage to crops and property.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has cancelled over 70 trains and the Railway Board has directed all zonal railways to cancel trains travelling from various parts of the country beyond Malda in West Bengal and Katihar in Bihar till August 20 due to the prevailing flood situation.
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 11 people have died in the last 24 hours in different districts of the state, taking the latest toll to 39.
Besides, 84 people have died in the first wave of floods that hit the state between April to June this year.
The Assam government has pressed into service Army and Border Security Force officials besides the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) officials in relief and rescue operations in different parts of the state.
The flood has taken a serious turn in Nagaon district forcing the district administration to announce closure of schools and colleges for the next three days.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited the flood affected areas in South Salmara-Mankachar district on Tuesday.
Since the South Salmara-Mankachar district is situated along the sensitive India-Bangladesh border, the government has taken the flood situation there very seriously the and district administration has been asked to take urgent measures for relief and rescue operations, he said.
“At least 120 passengers are stranded at Guwahati station... the railway administration is taking all necessary steps to extend all possible assistance to these people,” an NFR statement said yesterday.
In Uttar Pradesh too, where the flood situation worsening, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked officials to step up relief work.
Another 46 people died in a massive landslide triggered by heavy rains in the northern mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.
In neighbouring Uttarakhand, 17 people were killed and more than 30 including soldiers were missing in floods, domestic media reported.
Twelve more people were killed in floods in the eastern state of West Bengal.
“The flood situation in South Dinajpur district is alarming. The water level in Atrayi river in the district is still on the rise. We are facing some issues in supplying relief materials as the road and rail connectivity are cut off since the last two-three days,” West Bengal Irrigation Minister Rajib Banerjee said.
Officials in the state Irrigation and Waterways Department said the situation has also worsened in parts of Malda and North Dinajpur districts.
In Meghalaya, over 100,000 people have been affected by floods in the Brahmaputra and Jingiram rivers.
No loss of life has been reported so far.
