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River Kamla Balan at Jhanjarpur in Madhubani district of Bihar continues to flow in above normal flood situation at 12:00 am today.

Issuer CWC reports the River Kamla Balan at Jhanjarpur (Madhubani district, Bihar) was flowing at 49.55 m at 12:00 am, 0.05 m above its Warning Level and 0.95 m below its Danger Level. The source describes the situation as moderate severity and lists 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
1/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
2/10

Why it matters

Water level is above the warning threshold at Jhanjarpur, indicating potential local flooding risk.

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