- Heavy rainfall in Nepal is feeding the Kosi and Gandak rivers, which are currently under close watch in the affected regions of Bihar, including Araria and Kishanganj.
- Upstream flood events in Nepal are affecting Bihar, originating from a flash flood in Rasuwa district.
Massive floods are occurring in the Kosi River basin, Bihar, following an ice-rock avalanche.
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Updated Sep 3
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What happened
Massive floods are occurring in the Kosi River basin, Bihar, following an ice-rock avalanche.
Who's involved
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Upstream flood events in Nepal are affecting Bihar, originating from a flash flood in Rasuwa district.Also in this story
- Flooding in Nepal is impacting Bihar through shared river systems, involving the Hindu Kush Himalaya region and ICIMOD.
- The director of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences is currently studying the flash floods that occurred in Rasuwa district.
- USGS analyzed seismic signals from a landslide in Tibet, which caused a glacier collapse and subsequent flood in Nepal, leading to river flow into Bihar.
- NDRF teams are deployed to Muzaffarpur, Bihar, following a surge in the Gandak River triggered by upstream flash floods in Nepal.
The entities involved
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Bihar
state in eastern India
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Kosi River
River in China, Nepal and India
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Nepal
country in South Asia
Related events
- NDRF deployed in Bihar due to looming flood threat from Nepal.
- Flash floods in Nepal are linked to the rising water levels of the Kosi River, which is flowing through the region.
- Cross-border flood alerts are active for Bihar due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains in the Tibetan area.
- Floodwaters are moving downstream from Nepal into North Bihar.
- CM monitors flood situation in Nepal.