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River Bagmati at Benibad in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar continues to flow in severe flood situation at 6:00 pm today.

Issuer CWC reports River Bagmati at Benibad in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar is in a severe flood situation at 6:00 pm, flowing at 49.95 m with a falling trend. That level is 1.27 m above the Danger Level and 0.17 m below the previous HFL of 50.12 m (07/10/2025).

Interiors of Rohtasgarh Fort located in the Son River valley, in the small town of Rohtas in Bihar, India.
Illustrative image: Interiors of Rohtasgarh Fort located in the Son River valley, in the small town of Rohtas in Bihar, India. — Amitabha Gupta/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
2/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
4/10

Why it matters

The river level exceeds the published Danger Level, indicating hazardous local flood conditions.

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