Several villages were inundated in Bihar's Gopalganj and West Champaran districts due to incessant rains and heavy discharge of water in river Gandak from Nepal.
Officials at flood control room set up by the state water resources department said around 2.50 lakh cusec water was discharged in Gandak on Saturday due to incessant rains in its catchment areas in upper Nepal.
Swirling waters of the river overflowed its embankment in a stretch of 15 to 20 metres at Pathara in Gopalganj district flooding more than 15 villages.
A number of villages, adjacent to the embankment of the river at Bagha in West Champaran district, were also inundated by swirling waters of the river and heavy downpour.
