2008 Bihar Flood
It was one of the most disastrous floods in the history of Bihar, an impoverished and densely populated state in India. A breach in the Kosi embankment near the Indo-Nepal border (at Kusha in Nepal) occurred on 18 August 2008. The river changed course and inundated areas which hadn't experienced floods in many decades. The flood affected over 2.3 million people in the northern part of Bihar.
Read more about 2008 Bihar Flood: Incident, Background, Affected Areas, Relief and Rehabilitation Work, Administrative Lapse, See Also
Famous quotes containing the word flood:
“The mighty river flowing dark and deep,
With ebb and flood from the remote sea-tides
Vague-sounding through the City’s sleepless sleep,
Is named the River of the Suicides;”
—James Thomson (1834–1882)
Related Phrases
Related Words