Relief efforts continue for flood victims in Bihar, India
In the northeastern state of Bihar, India, one of the country’s poorest regions, the situation remains grim after the Kosi River recently overflowed its banks, causing the worst flooding seen in this area in the past 50 years.
Nearly half a million people are living in government relief camps and hundreds of thousands remain stranded in their villages. Relief efforts to reach marooned victims have been hampered as floodwaters have washed away roads, bridges, and other transportation and communication infrastructure.
Latest government statistics estimate that in the state of Bihar alone, more than 4.8 million people have been affected; nearly 400,000 homes damaged; and at least 840,000 acres of crops destroyed.
This emergency follows in the wake of severe flooding in 2007 from which thousands are still recovering. PCI continues to conduct ongoing humanitarian response activities for 50,000 people who were affected by the major floods in Bihar last year, as well as those impacted by this new flooding that has isolated many villages, most of which are now only reachable by boat.
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