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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.

At 6:00 pm, the river level was 49.03 m and falling, 0.35 m above the stated danger level.

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
7/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
5/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
5/10

Why it matters

The reported river level remained above the danger level.

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