Patna: The death toll in the floods in the state increased to 72, but the situation slightly eased on Wednesday.

PATNA: The flood situation in Bihar remained critical today with four more deaths reported from Katihar district, taking the toll to 95.

33 lakh people spread across 13 districts affected by the deluge

Farm produce on 1.61 lakh hectares of land has been damaged so far as per a survey.

Several rivers in spate; Toll stands at 26; Crops damaged in 3.39 lakh hectares of land

Around 5.5 million people have been affected due to floods in 20 districts of Bihar , with the death toll going up to 160, official figures showed.

Dozens of blocks in the six districts have been reeling under flood as the level of the swelling waters of the Ganga has been refusing to fall along its downstream.

Patna, Nov 8 (IANS) The Communist Party of India Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) said Thursday it will oppose the setting up of a nuclear power plant in Bihar's Katihar district.

With the submergence of thousands of villages in nine districts in Bihar appearing inevitable due to an alarming rise in the water levels of the Sone and the Ganga, chief minister Nitish Kumar on S