Bihar: Wall collapses in Bhagalpur district amid incessant rain

In a shocking incident in Bihar's Bhagalpur, a wall has collapsed on Sunday due to heavy rain. Officials at location said that many people are feared trapped. Officials said that rescue operation are underway. According to Bhagalpur District Magistrate, Pranav Kumar, three persons died when boundary wall of a temple collapsed in Barari police station area while as many people were buried alive when a house caved in at Khanjarpur area. As state of Bihar is reeling with heavy floods that has till Sunday taken lives of at least 13 people. Red alert has been issued in as many as 15 districts of state. 

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As per reports of wear department, state capital of Bihar has recieved more than 200 mm of rainfall since Friday evening. principal secretary of Disaster Manment department Pratyay Amrit said it is 'totally unexpected'. He also expressed concern over water having entered many power sub-stations which could affect functioning of sump houses in long run. 

Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar, told reporters on Sunday, "We are making all possible efforts. I would appeal to people of state to have patience and cour. Torrential rain have followed a prolonged dry spell which vindicates our governments resolve to combat climate change through environmental preservation." In Danapur, on outskirts of Patna, a one-year-old girl and three women died when a tree fell on an autorickshaw carrying m. Three deaths were reported from Bhabhua, district headquarters of Kaimur, where continuous rain led to collapse of two mud houses.

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Principal Secretary, Disaster Manment department also said: "It was unexpected. wear department had last week predicted heavy rainfall for many parts of Bihar but t Patna. We are trying our best to rescue people from inundated areas with help of NDRF and SDRF. sump houses are working overtime. However, water entering power sub-stations poses a challenge." Meanwhile, East Central Railway headquartered in Hajipur said that close to 30 trains have been cancelled and many ors short-terminated or operated through alternative routes on account of flooding of Patna and Danapur junctions and many or smaller stations.

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