Landslide created a two-kilometre-long (1.2 mile) artificial lake
Representational Image. (Photo: PTI)
Patna: Authorities on Monday put five districts of Bihar under flood alert after a rise in the water level of Gandal river.
The landslide on late Saturday night had sent mud and rocks tumbling into the Kali Gandaki river in Myagdi district, creating a two-kilometre-long (1.2 mile) artificial lake and sparking fears of flash flooding.
26 houses were submerged in Nepal along the river, which begins near the Nepal-China border.
Flood alerts are sounded in East Champaran, West Champaran, Gopalganj, Siwan and Saran districts and a notice has been issued asking people living along the riverside to go to safe places.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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