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Horrific video: Three of a family feared drowned as bridge collapses in Bihar

NEW DELHI: The flood situation in Bihar worsened on Thursday as the death toll mounted to 98 due to the deluge which has affected over one crore people in 15 districts. A horrific incident was captured on camera in Araria district in which three people were feared drowned after a bridge connecting a village collapsed. The chilling video, taken by a shocked onlookers, shows people crossing the bridge speedily fearing that it may collapse anytime. Three member of a family were trapped and swept away by flood water as the bridge crumbled when they tried to cross it. The flood has damaged embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructures. The regional MeT office has forecast rain in southern Bihar for one more week. Araria district accounted for 20 deaths, followed by East Champaran (14), West Champaran (13), Madhepura (12), Sitamarhi (11), Kisanganj (8), Purnea (5), Madhubani (5), Darbhanga (4), Saharsa (3), Sheohar (2) and Supual (1), said Disaster Management Department Principal Secretary Pratyay Amrit. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar accompanied by his Deputy Sushil Kumar Modi and Chief Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh conducted an aerial survey of the marooned areas in Gopalganj, East Champaran, Sheohar and Sitamarhi districts among other areas.
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