Mounting death toll as floods fury in India
Once again monsoon broke its fury on the Indian subcontinent taking a toll on nearly 1,039 lives who received a watery grave and rendering millions homeless.
In Uttar Pradesh the count hit the mark of 123 after four overnight deaths, while the death count is reaching out to 87 in Bihar and those who have marooned their homes are no less than 10.8 million.
Apart from the loss of life, the massive flood is also taking a toll on the country with a total estimated loss of tens millions of dollars. The major cause of the ruin is no doubts the over flooding of rivers beyond the danger levels, but another prominent factor leading to devastation is the enormous amount of water discharged from neighboring country Nepal.
With a view to combat the situation, air force is already in action taking up relief operations in full swing, while a flood control room has also been set up by State chief minister Nitish Kumar, who has also promised to deploy his senior cabinet colleagues in the flood-hit districts to speed up rescue and relief operations.