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River Ganga at Farakka in Murshidabad district of West Bengal continues to flow in severe flood situation at 6:00 pm today.

A West Bengal SDMA update reports that the River Ganga at Farakka was in a severe flood situation at 6:00 pm, with the water level falling. It was 0.31 m above the danger level; additional impacts were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.

River Teesta taken from Teesta Bridge. Photographed at Siliguri, West Bengal, India.
Illustrative image: River Teesta taken from Teesta Bridge. Photographed at Siliguri, West Bengal, India. — Joydeep/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 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
1/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
4/10

Why it matters

The reported river level remained above its stated danger level despite a falling trend.

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