Floods claim 341 lives in Bihar, 70 in Assam
The death toll due to floods in Bihar reached 341 as the situation worsened in the state, said the Joint Secretary of Disaster Management Department, Anirudh Kumar. Further, the death toll due to the natural calamity in Assam, wherein 12 districts are affected as the Brahmaputra river has been flowing above danger level, rose to 70. 