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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.
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.
Location
Sources
- River Ganga at Farakka in Murshidabad district of West Bengal continues to flow in severe flood situation at 6:00 pm today.National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) / SACHET Usage terms

