Patna: The Met department has issued a warning for the next 48 hours in Bihar. An alert has been sounded for heavy rains in East and West Champaran, Madhubani, Sitamarhi, Darbhanga, Shivhar, Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj and Purnia. At the same time, according to met department information, many areas will receive rain for five days now.
Heavy rain is said to be likely in the coastal areas of Gandak river in Bihar. Red alert is on in Siwan, Gopalganj, West and East Champaran. It has been raining heavily for the last two to three days. Good rain was also recorded in various areas of the state on Tuesday. It may be recalled that the Gandak river has been in spate due to rain in Nepal for the past 48 hours. Meanwhile, due to discharge of 2.64 lakh cusecs of water from Valmikinagar Barrage at 4 pm on Tuesday, the Gandak river has crossed the danger mark and reached 50 cm above the danger mark in Pathara. It is estimated to reach one and a half to two metres and above by Wednesday. The water level of the river is rising rapidly, threatening to flood 215 villages in the lower reaches of the district.
Two people were killed on Tuesday evening when heavy rains hit Siwan due to lightning. The accident occurred while working in the field. The incident took place at Sisai Tola Murarpur in Goreyakothi police station area. Both Brijkishore Prasad and Soman Chaudhary had gone to work in the field when the accident took place. Both were severely scorched by lightning. He was brought to Sadar Hospital for treatment where doctors declared him brought dead.
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