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Heavy rains in several parts of Bihar has thrown normal life out of gear affecting rail traffic, healthcare facilities and schools. Weather forecaster have predicted more rains in the coming days. The residences of Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Road Construction Minister Nand Kishore Yadav and BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy resembled marooned islands, reports have said. At least, 7 people were reported dead in two separate rain-related incidents. Three people were killed after a wall collapsed in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district following heavy rain in the region, ANI reported. Rescue operations are underway as several people are feared trapped. In another incident, four people died after a tree fell on an auto in Khagaul,.
Nalanda Medical College Hospital premises, the second largest healthcare facility in Patna, was waterlogged as also that of the Gardanibagh hospital. “Localities like Rajendra Nagar and S K Puri are the worst affected,” District Magistrate Kumar Ravi was quoted as saying. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reviewed the situation in a video conference meeting with officials who informed him that the state received an average rainfall of 50 mm since Friday with districts like Vaishali and Nawada recording more than 200 mm.
