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River Kosi at Kursela in Katihar district of Bihar continues to flow in severe flood situation at 6:00 am today.

Issuer Bihar-SDMA reports River Kosi at Kursela in Katihar district flowing at 30.34 m at 6:00 am with a rising trend, 0.34 m above its Danger Level of 30 m and 1.76 m below its previous HFL of 32.1 m (07/09/1982). The report lists Severity: Severe and Urgency: Expected.

Kosi River flowing near Almora, Uttarakhand , India .
Illustrative image: Kosi River flowing near Almora, Uttarakhand , India . — Rajarshi MITRA from Mumbai, India/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

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
2/10
Impact magnitude
5/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
6/10

Why it matters

This indicates an ongoing severe flood situation affecting Kursela in Katihar district, Bihar.

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