Bihar rains: Orange alert in Patna, Vaishali, Begusarai, Khagaria

PATNA: Even as Bihar continues to be under the deluge, an Orange Alert has been issued for Patna, Vaishali, Begusarai, and Khagaria districts for October 3 and 4, as these areas are expected to receive heavy rainfall.nnPeople formed long queues to collect food packets and water bottles which were distributed by National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) in Rajendra Nagar area.nnThe National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rescued over ten thousand people from the state capital. The rescue teams have been rowing people across the flooded streets in inflated boats from the past few days.nnFive NDRF teams have been deployed in Patna’s Rajendra Nagar and Kankarbagh alone to assist people amid the flood situation. Water had also entered the Kankarbagh Police Station.nnIndian Air Force (IAF) helicopters have also been dropping relief material to the flood-affected areas. According to the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority, 40 people have died in the state due to the floods so far.nnSource: ANI