Planet Briefing

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River Bagmati at Runisaidpur in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar continues to flow in above normal flood situation at 6:00 pm today.

The Central Water Commission reports the River Bagmati at Runisaidpur (Muzaffarpur, Bihar) was at 54.8 m at 6:00 pm with a falling trend, 0.80 m above its Warning Level and 0.20 m below its Danger Level. The bulletin labels severity as Moderate and urgency as Future.

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
3/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
4/10

Why it matters

The river is above its Warning Level at Runisaidpur, indicating a local flood alert for the Muzaffarpur area.

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