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Toll may be as high as 55
August 28, 2008
According to figures provided by the state's Disaster Management Department, approximately 19.78 lakh people from 725 villages in the districts of Madhepura, Araria, Supaul and Saharsa, have been affected by the floods.
"Over 1 lakh people have been evacuated by the government agencies involved in rescue operations," Prataya Amrit, additional disaster management secretary, told rediff.com.
According to official sources, nearly 10 lakh people are still trapped in the flooded areas, particularly in Madhepura, Araria, Supaul and Saharsa districts.
Image: Labourers load food packets in an army helicopter for the flood-affected people of Madhepura.
Photographs: PTI Photo
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