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River Gandak at Chatia in East Champaran district of Bihar continues to flow in severe flood situation at 6:00 am today.

At 06:00 the River Gandak at Chatia in East Champaran, Bihar was at 69.5 m, 0.35 m above its Danger Level and 0.54 m below its previous HFL (70.04 m on 26/07/2002). The issuer is CWC and the reported severity is Severe with urgency labelled Expected.

the beach of garrah river in rainy season,
Illustrative image: the beach of garrah river in rainy season, — Pranavspn/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Why it matters

The river exceeding its Danger Level indicates a severe flood situation affecting the local area.

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